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Investing December 7th, 2021

Sophisticated DC Plan Investors Increasingly Turn to Real Estate

Real estate is viewed as a cyclical asset class—specifically one that has been in a relative trough for several years and which can be expected to rebound and continue to grow over the next 10 to 15 years, including in the DC plan space.

Investing September 10th, 2019

Determining Whether DC Plan Clients Should Offer Real Estate Investments

Investors cite several common considerations for including a dedicated allocation to real estate, and a recent survey of American investors found real estate ranked as the top investment option they consider to be the safest for long-term retirement investing.

Products August 15th, 2019

Investment Product and Service Launches

Northern Trust enhances securities lending offering; Global X adds ETF suite to Model Market Center; and Cohen & Steers makes changes to REIT mutual fund.

MARKET MIRROR

Friday, the Dow lost 450.02 points (1.30%) to finish at 34,265.37, the Nasdaq closed 385.10 points (2.72%) lower at 13,768.92, and the S&P 500 decreased 84.79 points (1.89%) to 4,397.94. The Russell 2000 was down 36.12 points (1.78%) at 1,987.92, and the Wilshire 5000 fell 922.32 points (2.04%) to 44,219.82.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note increased 4/32, bringing its yield down to 1.768%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond climbed 30/32, decreasing its yield to 2.082%.

For the week ending January 21, the Dow fell 4.58%, the Nasdaq was down 7.55%, and the S&P 500 decreased 5.68%. The Russell 2000 lost 8.07%, and the Wilshire 5000 finished 6.12% lower.