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December 3rd, 2020
Insight on Plan Design & Investment Strategy Every Weekday
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Research
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2020 DC Survey: Plan Benchmarking
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The DC Plan Benchmarking report gathers data from thousands of plan sponsors about their plan design and administration, for the purpose of providing industry benchmarks. The survey is a study in contrasts yet demonstrates some surprisingly striking similarities among plans of various types and sizes. 
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Opinions
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Barry’s Pickings: Round and Round We Go
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Michael Barry, president of O3 Plan Advisory Services LLC, discusses the political back and forth that occurs when administrations change, and the resulting lack of clear rules.
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SPONSORED BY: PIMCO
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Building the Retirement Tier
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The time has come for defined contribution plans to add a retirement tier – the investments, guidance and services needed… 
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| Market Mirror |
Wednesday, the Dow closed 59.87 points (0.20%) higher at 29,883.79, the NASDAQ was down 5.74 points (0.05%) at 12,349.37, and the S&P 500 was up 656 points (0.18%) at 3,669.01. The Russell 2000 inched up 1.98 points (0.11%) to finish at 1,838.03, and the Wilshire 5000 increased 29.05 points (0.08%) to 38,223.33.
The price of the 10-year Treasury note was down 1/32, increasing its yield to 0.936%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond decreased 5/32, bringing its yield up to 1.693%.
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SPONSORED BY: American Century Investments
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The Making of a Glide Path
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Investor reliance on TDFs underscores the importance of having a disciplined approach to glide path construction.
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ON THIS DATE: In 1818, Illinois was admitted as the 21st state of the union. In 1828, Andrew Jackson was elected president of the United States. In 1833, Oberlin College in Ohio opened as the first truly coeducational school of higher education in the United States. In 1931, Alka Seltzer was sold for the first time. In 1947, the Tennessee Williams play “A Streetcar Named Desire” opened at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theater. In 1967, 53-year-old Louis Washkansky received the first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. In 1973, Pioneer 10 sent back the first close-up images of Jupiter. In 1997, Pierce Brosnan received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1999, Tori Murden became the first woman to row across the Atlantic Ocean alone. It took her 81 days to reach the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe from the Canary Islands.
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