Rothschild Investment Corporation Hosts 401k Seminar with AllianceBernstein

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 is widely considered to be the most sweeping pension reform of the last 30 years. Rothschild Investment Corporation (www.rothschildinv.com) today announced the first of a series of seminars designed to help business owners better understand how these new regulations can help them develop improved retirement outcomes for their 401k and retirement plan participants.

CHICAGO (Business Wire EON) May 5, 2008 --

Event: "Making Defined Contribution Plans More Effective:

Understanding Your Needs"

Date: May 13, 2008

Time: 12 pm CT (lunch will be served)

Place: 311 South Wacker Drive, 65th Floor

RSVP: Luke J. Novak, 312-983-8975, lnovak@rothschildinv.com

Those attending the seminar, co-hosted with AllianceBernstein Investments, will:

-- Learn key provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006

-- Hear insights from research from AllianceBernstein on over 1,200 plan sponsors across the U.S.

-- Review next steps for those wishing to take advantage of the Pension Protection Act's regulatory changes.

All attendees will receive a customized benchmarking report to ensure adherence to industry best-practices.

About Rothschild Investment Corporation

Since 1908, Rothschild Investment Corporation has provided investment services to generations of Chicago's entrepreneurs, professionals, families, retirement plans, endowments and foundations. Independent for each of its 100 years, Rothschild tailors investment solutions to the unique needs of each client, avoiding conflicts of interest associated with proprietary products, securities inventorying, market-making and investment banking relationships. Rothschild has approximately $2 billion under management and supervision.