Newsdash Insight on Plan Design & Investment Strategy from PLANSPONSOR
January 10th, 2018

2017 Adviser Choice Awards Announced

PLANADVISER has announced winners of the fourth annual Adviser Choice Awards, to be handed out at the PLANSPONSOR/PLANADVISER Excellence in Retirement Awards dinner March 29. The Adviser Choice Awards recognize retirement specialist advisers’ most favored investment and recordkeeping providers. Read more >
SEC Takes Aim at Bond Market Liquidity Issues in 2018
The SEC’s new Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee aims to tackle difficult bond market liquidity challenges, with its first official meeting coming up this week. Read more >
Appeals Court Upholds Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Eaton
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a district court decision to dismiss a class-action suit against Eaton Corporation fiduciaries of its employee stock ownership plan, alleging they had made statements that artificially inflated the company stock. Read more >
Fewer at Risk for Having Inadequate Income in Retirement
In contrast to equities, a substantial percentage of households in all income groups own a home and enjoyed the benefits of rising prices.  Between 2013 and 2016, U.S. home prices increased about 14% in real terms, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, the CRR notes. Read more >
Advising Women to Take More Portfolio Risk
The reason why many women are more risk averse than men when it comes to investing is, primarily, income uncertainty, says Rui Yao, associate professor at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. And women have different reasons to be uncertain than men, she says. Read more >
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Workers Look for All Aspects of Financial Education
Two reports from Alight Solutions reveal a division between what plan sponsors and employees believe are pressing financial needs. Read more >
ICMA-RC Vantagepoint Funds Revamps DCIO Portal
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Market Mirror
Tuesday, the Dow gained 102.80 points (0.41%) to finish at 25,385.80, the NASDAQ was up 6.19 points (0.09%) at 7,163.58, and the S&P 500 increased 3.58 points (0.13%) to 2,751.29. The Russell 2000 decreased by 1.71 points (0.11%) to 1,560.10, and the Wilshire 5000 closed 40.43 points (0.14%) higher at 28,543.95. The price of the 10-year Treasury note decreased 18/32, bringing its yield up to 2.546%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond fell 1 13/32, increasing its yield to 2.882%.
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