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RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Investment Options

The Retirement Savings Plan gives you the opportunity to invest your contributions and company profit sharing contributions among several investment funds. You decide which funds to invest in and what whole percentage of the contributions to your accounts should be invested in each fund. The funds offer a wide range of investment choices and vary in their potential growth rate and risk. (The number and types of funds may be changed by the plan administrator, subject to the terms and conditions agreed to with the trustee at any time.)

The following list shows the available investment options:

Core Funds

  • JPMorgan Stable Asset Income Fund - Select
  • Federated Total Return Bond Fund
  • American Beacon Large Cap Value - Inst
  • JPMorgan Equity Index - Com
  • Davis NY Venture
  • American Funds Growth Fund of America - R5
  • Artisan Mid Cap Value - Inv
  • Morgan Stanley Inst US Mid Cap Value - Inst
  • Thornburg Core Growth - I
  • Victory Small Company Opportunity
  • Oppenheimer Main Street Small Cap - Y
  • Wells Fargo Advantage Small Cap Growth
  • Harbor International - Retirement
  • Valassis Communications, Inc. Common Stock Fund

JPMorgan SmartRetirement Funds

  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement Income - C10
  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2010 - C10
  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2015 - C10
  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2020 - C10
  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2025 - C10
  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2030 - C10
  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2035 - C10
  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2040 - C10
  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2045 - C10
  • JPMorgan SmartRetirement 2050 - C10

You can view fund performance comparisons to similar index funds by clicking here.

JP Morgan also offers personalized investment assistance, which you can learn more about by clicking here.

Chase Investment Services Corporation (CISC)
This is a self-directed Brokerage Account. This option provides flexibility outside of the plan's core investment lineup. You can choose from a wide range of investments, including stocks, mutual funds, and fixed income investments. Contact JPMorgan at 1-800-345-2345 for more information or to open a self-directed account.

If you do not make an investment election, your contributions and/or company profit sharing contributions will be invested in the age-based target fund coinciding with your projected age at retirement.

For more information about these funds, including investment direction, associated risks, etc., please visit JPMorgan's website (www.retireonline.com) or call JPMorgan at 1-800-345-2345.

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   Important Legal Information: This site is designed to provide easy-to-understand explanations of the key features of the Valassis benefit plans. These descriptions do not necessarily include all the plan details, which are contained in the official plan documents. In the event of any contradiction between the information in these Summary Plan Descriptions and the official plan documents, the official plan documents will govern in all cases. More information...