The Total View - (Page 4) Executive Summary As one of the nation’s 401(k) leaders1 and total retirement solutions innovators, The Principal is pleased to present The Total View – one of the most comprehensive reports of its kind. It paints a unique picture of the ever-evolving trends in the retirement industry and their potential impact on retirement plan sponsors and their participants. The Total View includes an annual review, report card, and forecast, and it also provides plan sponsors with helpful tips that serve to compare your plan with industry benchmarks. Based on data for the 2006 calendar year, The Total View includes benchmarks for an in-depth look at retirement program trends among more than 38,600 retirement plans with services provided by The Principal to approximately 3.5 million participants across four core retirement plan designs: defined contribution, including 401(k) and 403(b), defined benefit, nonqualified, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). 1 The Principal ranks number one in total plans for all asset sizes among fully bundled 401(k) providers 2006 Spectrem Group analysis of fully-bundled 401(k) providers (companies that provide both administrative and investment services). 4
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