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		<title>Real Facts about Target Date Funds: An ICI Rebuttal</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2010/02/09/real-facts-about-target-date-funds-an-ici-rebuttal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brightscope.com/blog/?p=1655</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of 2010 the Investment Company Institute (ICI) released an article titled &#8220;Dispelling Target Retirement Date Fund Myths with the Facts.&#8221; This article appeared on the ICI website and was sent out widely across the industry. The article contained a list of six &#8220;myths&#8221; about target date funds that the ICI attributed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing the BrightScope Personal 401k Fee Report</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2010/01/19/announcing-the-brightscope-personal-401k-fee-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2010/01/19/announcing-the-brightscope-personal-401k-fee-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brightscope.com/blog/?p=1594</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BrightScope is pleased to announce the launch of the Personal 401k Fee Report, a revolutionary free tool to help all 401k participants better understand the fees they are paying within their 401k plans.


The tool starts by asking participants for some basic information that we need to show participants the impact of fees on their retirement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BrightScope Hits a Major Milestone</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2010/01/11/brightscope-hits-a-major-milestone/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2010/01/11/brightscope-hits-a-major-milestone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fees]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brightscope.com/blog/?p=1430</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BrightScope recently released new ratings for over 10,000 plans, and updated ratings for thousands of previously-rated plans. In so doing, we hit a major milestone:
We now have over 30,000 plans rated.
Our rating and analytics become more valuable to our clients and partners when there are more plans included in our system. Due to this fact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BrightScope 2009 Top 30 401k Plans List</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/12/08/brightscope-2009-top-30-401k-plans-list/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/12/08/brightscope-2009-top-30-401k-plans-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Top 30 401k Plans List]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brightscope.com/blog/?p=1327</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today BrightScope is pleased to announce the Top 30 401k Plans of 2009.  BrightScope&#8217;s Top 30 list comprises large 401k plans with high overall quality, as measured by the BrightScope Rating. The BrightScope Rating measures how effective a 401k plan is at getting its participants to retirement. More details about the BrightScope Rating can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with Fred Reish</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/11/05/an-interview-with-fred-reish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/11/05/an-interview-with-fred-reish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fred Reish is a shareholder of the law firm of Reish &#38; Reicher. He specializes in employee benefits law. He is a member of the bar in the State of California, the State of Arizona and the District of Columbia. Fred serves as a consultant on ERISA litigation and FINRA arbitration, with a focus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing the BrightScope On Target Index</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/11/02/announcing-the-brightscope-on-target-index/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/11/02/announcing-the-brightscope-on-target-index/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New Features]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[BrightScope is pleased to announce our partnership with Target Date Analytics and the launch of the BrightScope On Target IndexTM.  We encourage you to read today&#8217;s Press Release and related coverage:

Press Release


Investment News &#8211; BrightScope Launches Target Date Benchmarking Tool


Associated Press &#8211; BrightScope, Target Date Analytics form new index


Fund Action &#8211; BrightScope, Target Date Analytics, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are 401k Target Date Funds Missing the Mark?</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/10/27/are-401k-target-date-funds-missing-the-mark/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/10/27/are-401k-target-date-funds-missing-the-mark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brightscope.com/blog/?p=1289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The interest in target date funds is still red hot even several months removed from the first round of hearings held by the DOL/SEC. BrightScope has done its best to provide data and research support to those interested in studying target date funds. Earlier today BrightScope CEO Mike Alfred appeared on CNBC alongside Michael Smith [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BrightScope Passes the 15,000 Plan Mark</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/10/16/brightscope-passes-the-15000-plan-mark/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/10/16/brightscope-passes-the-15000-plan-mark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New Ratings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brightscope.com/blog/?p=1235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of the month BrightScope announced that we added Michael Falcon to our advisory board.  In that same release we announced that we had just passed the 10,000 plans mark.  Today we are excited to announce that we are about to pass 15,000 plans rated.  This robust &#8220;across provider&#8221; dataset enables us to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Interview with ASPPA CEO Brian Graff</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/10/01/an-interview-with-asppa-ceo-brian-graff/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/10/01/an-interview-with-asppa-ceo-brian-graff/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Interview]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brightscope.com/blog/?p=1217</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Brian H. Graff is the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the American Society of Pension Professionals &#38; Actuaries (ASPPA). In this capacity, Graff oversees ASPPA’s operations, is a member of ASPPA’s Executive Committee, and working with ASPPA’s Board of Directors helps to set the strategic direction for the organization. During his tenure, ASPPA has grown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boise Fiduciary Symposium</title>
		<link>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/09/27/boise-fiduciary-symposium/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brightscope.com/blog/2009/09/27/boise-fiduciary-symposium/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Alfred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conferences]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We just returned from a two day &#8220;Fiduciary Symposium&#8221; in Boise, Idaho organized by independent fiduciary and BrightScope Advisory Board member Matthew Hutcheson.  The event featured presentations and panel discussion with several important leaders in the fiduciary world (listed in order of speaking):

Brooks Hamilton, President of Brooks Hamilton &#38; Partners
Scott Simon, JD, AIFA, 3(38) Investment [...]]]></description>
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