December 26th, 2024 Insight on Plan Design & Investment Strategy Every Weekday Cover What’s Around the Corner? Plan sponsors prepare and plan for 2024. Editor's Note Editor’s Note During the holiday week, please enjoy compilations of our work from throughout the year. Today, a roundup of PLANSPONSOR’s magazine cover stories in 2024. Find out more about PLANSPONSOR’s 2025 editorial coverage plans on our 2025 Editorial Calendar. The daily NewsDASH will resume on January 3. Most Read Compliance American Trust Notifies Participants of Data Breach Compliance American Airlines Failed to Protect Workers’ 401(k)s in ESG Case, Federal Court Finds Compliance Northern Trust Reaches $6.9M Settlement Over In-House TDFs MARKET MIRROR Tuesday, the Dow rose 390.08 points (0.91%) to close at 43,297.03, the Nasdaq rose 266.24 points (1.35%) to close at 20,031.13 and the S&P 500 rose 65.97 points (1.10%) to close at 6,040.04. The Russell 2000 rose 22.42 points (1.00%) to close at 2,259.85, and the FT Wilshire 5000 Index rose 651.82 points (1.09%) to close at 60,506.99. The 10-year Treasury note was unchanged, bringing the yield to 4.595%. The 30-year Treasury bond increased 1/32, bringing the yield to 4.769%. COVER 2023 DC Plan Benchmarking Survey Sponsors can use the survey to compare their plan design with peers’, for self-assessment—and self-improvement. COVER The Proactive Adviser Advance thinking and attention to detail help position plans for greatness. COVER 2024 Plan Sponsor of the Year PLANSPONSOR is pleased to announce the 2024 Plan Sponsor of the Year winners and finalists. COVER Calls to Action Provide education for employees in tune with their varied financial needs. COVER The Retirement Industry 2024 A view of the trends and advances that mattered most this year. SMALL TALK ON THIS DATE: In 1893, Mao Zedong, chairman of the People’s Republic of China, was born. In 1943, the German battle cruiser “Schanhorst” was sunk by the British battleship “Duke of York” during World War II. In 1963, The Beatles’ single “I want to Hold Your Hand,” with “I Saw Her Standing There” on the B-side, was first released in the U.S. In 1985, the slain body of zoologist Dian Fossey—the world’s leading authority on the mountain gorilla—was found in Rwanda; it was widely suspected that she was killed by poachers. In 2004, a large earthquake shook the Indian Ocean floor west of the island of Sumatra, triggering a devastating tsunami that swamped coastal areas from Thailand to Africa and killed more than 200,000 people. In 2006, politician Gerald R. Ford—the 38th president of the U.S. and the country’s only chief executive who was not elected as either president or vice president—died in California. In 2021, E.O. Wilson, a biologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer known for being the world’s authority on ants, died in Massachusetts. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Sign up here to get NEWSDash directly in your mailbox! Unsubscribe | Manage Subscriptions | Contact Us Copyright ©2025 Asset International, Inc. All rights reserved. No reproduction without prior authorization. Modern Slavery Statement 2022 | Do Not Sell My Personal Information | Privacy (including cookies), Social Media & Legal 702 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 300, Rockville, MD 20850