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Stable Value in the News

Stable Value continues to make news, as the SVIA and its membership work to shed light on the asset class. Listed below are recent media pieces that focus on Stable Value. For more information, please visit the SVIA website, www.stablevalue.org.

August 5, 2002, US News and World Report, "Seeking Shelter Where Investors Ride Out the Market Storm"
Discusses the current market downturn and steady investment options.

August 2, 2002, USA Today, "Save Safely for Solid Return"
Offers investors steady return options.

July 26, 2002, CNNmoney, "How to Play It Safe"
Discusses investors' search for reliable income producing funds. Highlights Stable Value as a conserative option for those seeking shelter from the stock market woes.

July 25, 2002, The Wall Street Journal, "Stable-Value Funds See Inflows Amid Volatility"
Offers a description of the benefits of Stable Value mutual funds.

July 24, 2002, The Wall Street Journal, "Why I'm Dumping My Bonds and Snapping Up U.S. Stocks"
Focuses on recent market fluctuations. Actually recommends buying Stable Value funds as an alternative to intermediate bond funds.

July 22, 2002, SmartMoney.com, "Searching for Stability"
Explains Stable Value funds in defined contribution plans and IRAs.

July 22, 2002, Mutual Fund Market News, "Roughly Half of Retirement Investors Rely on Themselves for Advice"
Details the SVIA Conservative Investments Survey.

July 12, 2002, DC Plan Investing, "Stable Value News: Expense Ratios Rise But SV Still Lowest Cost Non-Equity Option"
Quotes a survey, which finds that Stable Value fees average 0.41%.

July 8, 2002, Los Angeles Times, "For Income Seekers, There Are Alternatives"
Details the latest stock market problems, and "alternative" products that investors can use to generate a steady income stream. Highlighted are Stable Value funds, TIPs, Municipal Bonds, and Real Estate Investment Trusts.

July 2002, Ignites.com, "Stable-Value Funds Drawing a Crowd"
Highlights the emergence of and extols the benefits of Stable Value mutual funds.

July 2002, Plan Sponsor, "Stable Value-Asset for All Seasons, Like Bonds, but Better"
Describes the basic attributes and benefits of Stable Value. Offers statistics from the SVIA Policy Survey and a look into the future.

April 10, 2002, The Today Show, "Is Early Retirement Still Possible?; Strategies That'll Help You Get Out of the Workforce"
Concentrates on the prospects for retirement savings during turbulent times for the stock market. Involves a discussion of new tax laws, and the ability of participants to "catch up" in their savings. Stable Value is discussed in the search for stability and diversification

April 1, 2002, Investment Advisor Magazine, "Back in Style: Manager Eric Kirsch of Deutsche PreservationPlus Income Fund Offers Stable Value Investing to the Masses"
An interview with SVIA Chairman, Eric Kirsch, on Stable Value IRAs.

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