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Editor's Corner
By Wendy Cupps, PIMCO
Wendy Cupps of PIMCO provides an overview of the Third Quarter 2000 issue of STABLE TIMES.

What Employers Should Know About Investment Education and Advice
By Leslie B. Kramerich, Acting Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor
Leslie B. Kramerich, the Acting Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of Labor's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration highlights what plan sponsors should think about in providing investment education and advice to American workers on retirement savings and investment issues.

Close the Investment Advice Gap
By Congressman John Boehner (R-OH)Chairman, Employer-Employee Relations Subcommittee
Employer-Employee Relations Subcommittee Chairman John Boehner (R-OH) discusses why he is sponsoring legislation to modernize ERISA to provide defined contribution plan participants access to employer-provided professional advice.

Bank of America Swap Offer to 401(k) Participants Has Implications for Defined Contribution Plans and Stable Value
By Randy Myers
Freelance writer, Randy Myers takes a look at the implications of Bank of America's swap offer to 401(k) participants and its implications for the stable value industry and the pension industry at large.

Funding Agreement Update
By Frank Cataldo, Travelers
Traveler's Frank Cataldo provides an update on funding agreements - principal protected products issued in alternative markets outside of the retirement plan market--in this first of a two part series.

Cash Flow 2000 - 2nd Quarter Update
By Janet Jasin Quarberg, Hueler Companies
Hueler Companies' Janet Jasin Quarberg compares cash flow data from the second quarter of 2000 with trends exhibited over the past several years.

The ABC's of Measuring Stable Value Performance
By Victoria M. Paradis, CFA, J.P. Morgan Investment Management
J.P. Morgan Investment Management's Vicky Paradis explains how a plan sponsor can look beyond book value to evaluate the management of his or her stable value fund with performance measurement.

Asset Allocation Models: Finding the Way
By Gina Mitchell, SVIA President
SVIA's Gina Mitchell highlights the stumbling blocks for modeling stable value's unique characteristics in asset allocation models.

The Race is On! Candidates for SVIA Elections

News from SVIA
Message Boards at stablevalue.org
Retirement Security in the New Millennium National Forum
Gwen Collick joins the Association
Jennifer Hudson returns to Oregon

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