Tag: defined contribuiton plans

Data & Research April 2nd, 2018

Individual Account Retirement Plans the Dominant Source of Retirement Income

EBRI also found not only do individual account assets make up a large portion of families’ financial assets, but those with individual account assets also have substantially higher levels of net worth than those families without them.

March 21st, 2018

Retirement Programs Must Continue to Evolve to Address Participant Needs

Chuck Coldwell, vice president - national director, Consulting and BOLI Services at Pentegra, believes as an industry, we still have not reached the goal of getting the majority of participants in a good place for retirement—even with auto enroll and escalate.

MARKET MIRROR

Friday, the Dow rose 123.95 points (0.49%) to use at 25,413.22, the NASDAQ shed 11.16 points (0.15%) to finish at 7,247.87, and the S&P 500 ticked up by 6.07 points (0.22%) to close at 2,736.27. The Russell 2000 inched upward by 3.41 points (0.22) to 1,527.53, and the Wilshire 500 rose by 47.32 points (0.17%) to 28,206.18. The price of the 10-year Treasury bond was up 12/32, decreasing its yield to 3.070%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond was up 22/32, decreasing its yield to 3.325%. WEEK’S WORTH: For the week ending November 16, 2018, the Dow lost 2.21%, the S&P 500 was down 1.61% and the NASDAQ declined by 2.15%. The Russell 2000 lost 1.42% of its value, and the Wilshire 5000 was down 1.61%.

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