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January 23rd, 2019 |
 | Best Practices: Retirement Plan LoansRetirement plan sponsors have the option of simply barring loans, but that could have the unintended consequence of lowering participation in the plan because employees want to be able to access their money. This is part of the reason why the 2018 PLANSPONSOR Defined Contribution Plan Benchmarking Report found that a strong majority (79.3%) of all plans make loans available.
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Sponsored message from John Hancock Retirement Plan Services | Connecting Wealth to Health in the Wellness Equation | Financial wellness is a bit of a conundrum. Its roots are in a person’s wallet, but when things go wrong, it can impact their health. As a result, employee benefit programs that don’t include a financial component may not be addressing a critical impediment to wellness.
Read more > | | LIMRA Expects Greater DC Plan Access by 2020 |
LIMRA anticipates equity markets will slow modestly this year, while interest rates will continue to rise; the organization expects conditions to promote growth in annuity purchases by long-term investors.
Read more > | | The Case for Roths | These ‘delayed gratification’ plans offer benefits worth waiting for.
Read more > | | Market Mirror | Yesterday, the Dow lost 301.87 points (1.22%) to finish at 24,404.48, the NASDAQ closed 136.87 points (1.91%) lower at 7,020.36, and the S&P 500 decreased 37.81 points (1.42%) to 2,632.90. The Russell 2000 was down 25.05 points (1.69%) at 1,457.45, and the Wilshire 5000 fell 402.77 points (1.46%) to 27,214.51.
The price of the 10-year Treasury noted increased 13/32, bringing its yield down to 2.738%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond climbed 22/32, decreasing its yield to 3.064%.
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