March 16th, 2023 Insight on Plan Design & Investment Strategy Every Weekday Benefits Companies Offer Immediate Eligibility for Retirement Deferrals to Attract Workers A Vanguard Group research paper quantified employer retirement plan design trends over the last 10 years.  Data and Research Increased Credit Card Debt Poses Threat to Emergency and Retirement Savings Nearly half of the respondents to a LendingTree survey said they are living paycheck-to-paycheck. Most Read Benefits JPMorgan Sued Over Cost of Generic Drugs in Health Plan Investing Johns Hopkins Study: Private Equity, 401(k)s Do Not Mix 2025 Service Stars ECONOMIC EVENTS The Producer Price Index for final demand decreased 0.1% in February, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Final demand prices advanced 0.3% in January and declined 0.2% in December 2022. On an unadjusted basis, the final demand index rose 4.6% for the 12 months ended in February. MARKET MIRROR Wednesday, the Dow decreased 280.83 points (0.87%) to close at 31,874.57, the Nasdaq increased 5.90 points (0.05%) to close at 11,434.05 and the S&P 500 decreased 27.36 points (0.70%) to close at 3,891.93. The Russell 2000 lost 30.95 points (1.74%) to close at 1,745.94 and the Wilshire 5000 lost 305.42 points (0.79%) to close at 38,592.37. The price of the 10-year Treasury note decreased 5/32, bringing the yield to 3.466%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond decreased 4/32, bringing the yield to 3.647%. Compliance LinkedIn Settles 401(k) Excessive Fee Complaint for $6.75 Million The social media company has agreed to pay participants in a class action case who alleged it did not shop for less-expensive investment options. EVENTS Plan Progress Webinar: Retirement Income Join PLANSPONSOR on March 16 for the first Plan Progress webinar of 2023 for a conversation with researchers from DCIIA to learn more about the characteristics of different retiree segments, how they spend in retirement, their preferences for retirement income and how plan sponsors can use the information as they search for the right plan provider. SMALL TALK ON THIS DATE: In 1802, the United States Military Academy at West Point was founded as a training center for the U.S. Corps of Engineers. In 1926, inventor Robert H. Goddard launched the first successful liquid-propellant rocket. In 1945, U.S. Marines captured the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II. In 1968, during the Vietnam War, U.S. soldiers dispatched on a search-and-destroy mission killed as many as 500 unarmed villagers in the hamlet of My Lai, considered a stronghold of the Viet Cong. In 1978, the Amoco Cadiz tanker ran aground and broke in two, releasing nearly 69 million gallons of light crude oil off the coast of Brittany, France; it was then the largest oil spill in the world. In 1995, Mississippi ratified the Thirteenth Amendment—which abolished slavery—130 years after it was added to the U.S. Constitution; however, Mississippi’s ratification was not made official until 2013, when the state notified the U.S. Archivist. In 2008, 85-year-old investment bank Bear Stearns avoided bankruptcy by its sale to J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. at the price of $2 per share. In 2014, Crimea voted to secede from Ukraine and join the Russian Federation; Russia later annexed the region.   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