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| Economic Events | |
The Producer Price Index for final demand was unchanged in October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Final demand prices rose 0.3% in September and were unchanged in August. In October, the final demand goods index increased 0.4% and prices for final demand services declined 0.3%. | |
| Market Mirror | |
Wednesday, the Dow closed 54.92 points (0.29%) lower at 18,868.14, the NASDAQ increased 18.96 points (0.36%) to 5,294.58, and the S&P 500 was down 3.45 points (0.16%) at 2,176.94. The Russell 2000 was virtually unchanged at 1,302.20, and the Wilshire 5000 decreased 35.89 points (0.16%) to 22,723.36. On the NYSE, 3.1 billion shares changed hands, and on the NASDAQ, 2.9 billion shares traded, with a slight lead for advancing issues on both exchanges. The price of the 10-year Treasury note was up 3/32, decreasing its yield to 2.211%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond increased 26/32, bringing its yield down to 2.919%. | |
| Compliance | |
| PBGC Multiemployer Program Deficit Nearly $60 Billion | |
| The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) released its Fiscal Year 2016 Annual Report showing the deficit in its multiemployer insurance program rose to $58.8 billion. The increase was driven by additional multiemployer plans that are expected to run out of money within the next 10 years, and by decreases in interest factors used to value PBGC’s liabilities. However, according to the agency’s report, the single-employer program deficit improved.Read more > | |
| Sponsored message from Empower Retirement | |
| Empower Retirement’s Lifetime Income Score Report The sixth annual Lifetime Income ScoreSM report includes survey results from more than 4,000 American workers. Based on individual responses, it estimates the percentage of working income that American households are on track to replace in retirement. Read more > | |
| Investing | |
| Pension Plan Sponsors Need to Manage Longevity Risk | |
| The dramatic rise in life expectancy has improved human well-being but future longevity uncertainty also poses a real challenge to pension funding levels that plan sponsors will need to proactively manage, says a report by PGIM, the global investment management businesses of Prudential Financial, Inc. PGIM offers suggestions for managing longevity risk for pension plans. Read more > | |
| More DC Plan Advisers Recommending Custom TDFs | |
| Defined contribution (DC) specialist financial advisers managing at least $50 million in DC assets show an increasing inclination toward use of custom target-date funds (TDFs), according to a new analysis published by Cogent Reports. Important to note, with or without customization, DC plan sponsor clients and advisers’ consideration of target-date fund providers remains largely based on fees and long-term performance.Read more > | |
| Small Talk | |
| ON THIS DATE: In 1800, the U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, D.C., in the partially completed Capitol building. In 1869, the Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and the Red seas. In 1962, Washington’s Dulles International Airport was dedicated by U.S. President John F. Kennedy. In 1979, Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini ordered the release of 13 female and black American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. In 1982, the Empire State Building was added to the National Register of Historical Places. | |
| SURVEY SAYS: There’s often not enough time in the day to get everything we want or need to get done, or to get enough sleep. This week, I’d like to know, how many hours would you add to the 24-hour day to get everything you want or need to get done, and how would you spend those hours? You may respond to this week’s survey by 6:00 p.m. Pacific time today.Read more > | |
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Editorial: Alison Cooke Mintzer alison.mintzer@strategic-i.com
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