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July 2000


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Cover

Style Purity

Why it matters to plan sponsors more than ever

En Garde

401(k)-related class actions are no longer the anomaly they once were. And a market correction could come at any time. How can sponsors shield themselves from participant lawsuits? Let us count the ways

Editorial

Editorial

It can be left to philosophers to debate whether the law is an embodiment of the ideal, or rules which men make up to solve the practical problems of the moment.

UpFront

The Ultimate Cleanup

Alaska's Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trust Fund will commingle its assets with the State Treasury under an unusual state and federal government agreement

Speculative Bet?

West Virginia fund financing plan has ups and downs

Instant Gratification

Real-time trading: Coming soon to a 401(k) near you?

For Simplicity's Sake

The IRS may modify burdensome alternative-payment rules

Boost for Pension Reform

The Portman/Cardin pension reform package has new life—now that there is new money to spend

"Same Desk" Rule Eased

IRS ruling permits 401(k) distributions after a partial buyout

Feature

Slowly But Surely

Should plan sponsors concern themselves with trading costs? Only if they want to keep plan assets from dribbling away...

(k)Plans

Hooking Gen Y

How to get young workers to appreciate your 401(k) plan

Asset Mix

Not My Style

Why Tiger- and Quantum-type strategies never made the cut with many sponsors

Model Behavior

A black box can become Pandora's box, if plan sponsors do not also use their brains

Running the Fund

Pensions Earnings: Hot Air?

Why some financial analysts and SEC officials are taking issue with FAS 87

Total Benefits

Wanted: Merger Manual

Sponsors seek merger and acquisition guidance from the IRS

Q/A

"Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?"

Who consults about consultants? Jennifer Cooper does, and not everyone will be happy with what her investigations are turning up

Rules/Regs

Robbing Retirees?

The Treasury Department wonders whether lump-sum payments are unfair to early retirees

Invading Democrats' Turf?

The Bush campaign is winning on the issue of Social Security-so far

Game Plan

Rebalancing Act

The newest addition to GW's endowment team is rebalancing, removing emerging markets, and generally rejiggering the fund

Voice

Self-Correction's Tradeoffs

Is the DoL's voluntary correction program more trouble than it's worth?

Done Deal

The Co-Employer Route

Who consults about consultants? Jennifer Cooper does, and not everyone will be happy with what her investigations are turning up

Outtakes

Clear Conscience

Sue Stevens is the director of financial planning for Chicago-based Morningstar, where she handles regulatory and tax issues for the company's online advice product, ClearFuture, and helps the organization make sure its features are relevant to participants' needs

Web Watch

Skinny on Social Security

What would privatization mean to your workforce?

Encore

Clarence Coogan

Retired IBM information developer, 80

Table of Contents

Managing Trading Costs: Where to Find Help

Trading costs are likely to be the largest single expense a plan sponsor encounters in asset management.
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