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It's Easy to Sell High And Buy Low: Rebalance
By David L. Wray, President Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America
David L. Wray of the
Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America discusses the benefits of periodically rebalancing assets to help participants stay in control of their portfolios.

401(k) Investing - A Look At The Data
By Dallas Salisbury, EBRI
EBRI's Dallas Salisbury explores participant asset allocation based on the EBRI/Investment Company Institute Participant-Directed Retirement Plan Data Collection Project.

Interest Rate Risk Management Differences by Manager Segment
By Judy Markland, Landmark Strategies
Landmark Strategies' Judy Markland compares the four styles of managing interest rate risk using results from the Stable Value Fund Investment and Policy Survey.

A Better Solution for the Reluctant Investor
By Michael S. Falk, Strategic Financial Concepts, Inc.
Michael S. Falk of Strategic Financial Concepts, Inc. shares his opinions as to how advisors can best deal with the "reluctant investor."

DOL PUBLISHES ERISA §401(C) REGULATION:
Protection from Fiduciary Liability for Certain Insurance Contracts
By Al Turco, Pepe & Hazard
Pepe & Hazard's Al Turco sheds light on the Department of Labor's final regulation governing GIC contracts prior to 2000 that are supported by general accounts.

Congress Holds Hearings on ERISA Reform
By Donald J. Myers*, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, LLP
Don Myers of Reed Smith Shaw & McClay provides insights into the Committee on Employer-Employee Relations' exploration of the tension between ERISA law and regulations and evolutions in fast-changing financial services and retirement savings industries that are taking place.

What AICPA SOP 94-4 Hath Wrought: The Demand Characteristics, Accounting Foundation and Management of Stable Value Funds
By Paul J. Donahue, PRIMCO
Paul J. Donahue's executive summary on his definitive and compelling article recently published in 16:1 Benefits Quarterly 44.

New Evaluation Tools Available to Stable Value Investors
By Janet Jasin Quarberg, Hueler Companies
Janet Jasin Quarberg discusses Hueler's new, comprehensive database of Stable Value Information based on actual portfolio returns and investment strategies.

Performance Measurement Task Force Update
By Victoria Paradis, J.P. Morgan

Tracking Stable Value Yield Spreads, March 1999 to February 2000
By Karl Tourville, Galliard Capital
Galliard's Karl Tourville tracks stable value yield spreads from March 1999 to February 2000.

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Polish Delegation Visits SVIA

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