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PRESS RELEASES - CURRENT

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September 2008
Financial Service Standards Wins PSCA Award for Its 401k Service Solution™ Six-Step ERISA Process

Top 10 Reasons You Should Come to Pittsburgh in November

August 2008
PPC™ Designation Approved for Use by AIG Advisor Group Across AIG Network

Top 10 Reasons You Should NOT Take the PPC™ Certification Program

June 2008
Dates Released for Upcoming 401(k) Specialized Training for Retirement Sales and Service Professionals — Sept. 10-11 and Nov. 10-11 in Pittsburgh.

401k Training Group Launches Online Designation Program for Retirement Sales and Service Professionals

May 2008
Accredited 401k Training for Retirement Sales and Service Professionals to be Offered June 9-10 in Pittsburgh

NEWS LINKS

"Financial Service Standards Wins PSCA Award for Its 401k Service Solution™ Six-Step ERISA Process"
PSCA.org
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
CFP Board Report
NewsGuide.us
Yahoo Finance
BenefitsLink
The Almanac
iStockAnalyst
PRWeb

"AIG Advisor Group Approves PPC™ Designation Across Network"
401khelpcenter.com
BenefitsLink
PRWeb

"Dates Released for Upcoming 401(k) Specialized Training for Retirement Sales and Service Profesionals — Sept. 10-11 and Nov. 10-11 in Pittsburgh"
PRWeb
eMediaWire

"401k Training Group Launches Online Designation Program for Retirement Sales and Service Professionals"
401khelpcenter.com
401kWire.com
PRWeb
Retirement Exploring
Silobreaker
Worldwide Pension
Edward Palonek
PR-USA

"Accredited 401k Training for Retirement Sales and Service Professionals to be Offered June 9-10 in Pittsburgh"
Employee Benefit Adviser
Investment News
Confabb

"Alliance Benefit Group of Illinois to host the 401k Service Training Program™
in Peoria, August 20-21"
BenefitsLink
PRWeb
eMediaWire
401khelpcenter.com

"JennisonDryden Wholesalers Earn Professional Plan Consultant™ Designation
New Designation Enables JennisonDryden to Partner with Financial Advisors on 401(k) Business"
JennisonDryden Press Release
BenefitsLink
The Wall Street Journal Online
AllBusiness

PLANSPONSOR Magazine Article: Designatiom "Hitters"
(Based on the results of the 2007 Credential Comparison Survey conducted by FSS)
PLANSPONSOR.com

PLANADVISER Magazine Article: Do Designations Matter?
(Based on the results of the 2007 Credential Comparison Survey conducted by FSS)
PLANADVISER.com

"Fund Family's Wholesalers Learn to Teach Advisors About 401ks"
401kWire.com
Ignites.com

"401k Training Program for Retirement Sales and Service Professionals to be offered June 18-19, 2007, through Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh"
Benefits Link
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Business Calendar
Financial Advisor Magazine Calendar
Investment News
Employee Benefit Adviser
Venexus
Pensions&Investments

"Fiduciary Training & Tools for Retirement Advisors Offered in 3 Free Sessions"
The Center for Due Diligence
401khelpcenter.com
Benefits Link
Investment News Conference Calendar - September 2007
LIFELINES: The Monthly Publication of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Pittsburgh Chapter (see p. 17)

Credential Comparison Chart
Pension & Benefits

"Accredited 401k Training for Retirement Professionals to be Offered April 24-25 in San Diego through Robert Morris University"
Investment News
Benefits Link
PRWeb Release
Alta Vista News for San Diego
Merchant America San Diego
401kWire.com
CalBrokerMag.com
BenefitNews.com

"Accredited 401k Training for Retirement Professionals to be Offered February 8-9 through Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh"
PRWeb Release
FPA Local Events
Google Finance Press on RMU and The 401k Service Training Program
Financial Advisor Magazine Calendar
Press on Retirement - Retirement.com
Benefit News

"RMU and Financial Service Standards to Again Offer 401k Service Training Program"
Robert Morris University Press

"The 401k Service Training Program accredited by Robert Morris University"
Pittsburgh Business Calendar
Benefits Link

"Retirement Advisors and Plan Sponsors Invited to Participate in first-of-its-kind 'Retirement Credential Survey'"
PLANSPONSOR NewsDash Survey Announcement
401khelpcenter.com Survey Listing
BenefitsLink Survey Listing

"Firm Aims to Rank Retirement Adviser Credentials"
Employee Benefit Adviser

"Sharon Pivirotto of Moon Named Vice-President/Chief Operating Office For Financial Service Standards, LLC."
Your Moon Township.com
Your Oakmont.com

EXHIBITS, EVENTS & ENGAGEMENTS - PAST

September 2007
CFDD Annual Conference CE Wraparound
Scottsdale, AZ

Don Settina, President, and Sharon Pivirotto, Vice-President, of Financial Service Standards, LLC, hosted three complimentary training sessions on fiduciary compliance as part of the Center for Due Diligence’s (CFDD) 2007 Advisor Conference wraparound education program.

October 2007
CFDD Annual Conference
Scottsdale, AZ

Don Settina and Sharon Pivirotto led a special conference session titled “A Requirement For Credibility & Marketing, But Not Success:  Polling Reveals How Advisors View Retirement Plan Designations & How To Improve Them.”

Don Settina spoke on the panel for the conference topic session: "Designations for Retirement Plan Advisors."

PRESS RELEASES - PAST

July 2007
Alliance Benefit Group of Illinois to host the 401k Service Training Program™
in Peoria, August 20-21

May 2007
JennisonDryden Mutual Funds Arms Its Wholesalers with the
401k Service Training Program™
JD Reps will Carry the Professional Plan Consultant™ (PPC™) Designation

401k Training Program for Retirement Sales and Service Professionals
to be offered June 18-19, 2007, through Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh

Fiduciary Training & Tools for Retirement Advisors Offered in 3 Free Sessions:
Three free training sessions will be hosted by Financial Service Standards, LLC,
as part of the Center for Due Diligence’s (CFDD) 2007 Advisor Conference
wraparound education program

March 2007
Accredited 401k Training for Retirement Professionals to be Offered
April 24-25 in San Diego through Robert Morris University

February 2007
Accredited 401k Training for Retirement Professionals to be Offered
February 8-9 through Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh

Retirement Advisors and Plan Sponsors Invited to Participate in
first-of-its-kind ”Retirement Credential Survey”

January 2007
Pivirotto Named Vice-President/Chief Operating Officer for
Financial Service Standards, LLC

December 2006
FSS Launches New Website for Plan Sponsors

September 2006
Financial Service Standards to Showcase Retirement Plan Tools for Plan Sponsors at the PSCA Annual Conference in Florida

August 2006
Financial Service Standards Private-Labels Retirement Plan Tools for Bank of America

April 2006
Financial Service Standards asked to Lead a 401k Discussion at Fi360’s Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia

February 2006
Financial Service Standards to Showcase Retirement Plan Tools at ASPPA’s 401k Summit in Florida

December 2005
Book Release - The 401k Service Solution™ Handbook for Plan Sponsors and Fiduciaries

November 2005
CFP Board Grants Continuing Education Credits for New Course

October 2005
Financial Service Standards, LLC, to Offer 401k Service Training Program through Robert Morris University

September 2005
New Credential for Retirement Plan Service Professionals

August 2005
Announcing New Pittsburgh Company Focused on the Service Standards of Financial Professionals