| The ‘Volatility’ Conversation | | “It’s always important for people to understand the big picture of where we might be in a market cycle,” says Katherine Roy, chief retirement strategist at J.P. Morgan. Often, participants focus on what markets have done in the last several weeks or months, and they forget the basics of long-term investing and saving.
Read more > | | | Areas Where Micro Plans Shine | | Micro plans are more likely to offer group participant education sessions compared with all plans (76% vs. 59% did so) and one-on-one participant education (76% vs. 57%).
Read more > | | | Market Mirror | | Wednesday, the Dow closed 63.12 points (0.24%) higher at 25,954.44, the NASDAQ was up 2.30 points (0.03%) at 7,489.07, and the S&P 500 increased 4.94 points (0.18%) to 2,784.70. The Russell 2000 gained 7.19 points (0.46%) to finish at 1,581.66, and the Wilshire 5000 was up 43.08 points (0.15%) at 28,905.51.
The price of the 10-year Treasury note was down 1/32, increasing its yield to 2.642%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond decreased 9/32, bringing its yield up to 2.993%.
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