| Products, Deals and People | Securian Offers Voluntary Benefits Decision Support Tool | Travis Symoniak, Securian Financial’s manager of group insurance enrollment solutions, says more employers are offering voluntary benefits to help improve their employees’ financial security; however, enrollment can often be low due to employees not understanding these benefits.Read more > | | Market Mirror | Wednesday, the Dow was down 32.14 points (0.13%) at 25,625.59, the NASDAQ closed 48.15 points (0.63%) lower at 7,643.38, and the S&P 500 decreased 13.09 points (0.46%) to 2,805.37. The Russell 2000 was down 5.93 points (0.39%) at 1,522.23, and the Wilshire 5000 lost 142.93 points (0.49%) to finish at 28,967.77. The price of the 10-year Treasury note increased 12/32, bringing its yield down to 2.382%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond climbed 1 5/32, decreasing its yield to 2.820%. | | Investing | ESG Investments a Good Option for Retirement Plans | Performance is not sacrificed by investing in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments, and plan sponsors and participants can align their financial goals with their values, a white paper argues.Read more > | | Small Talk | ON THIS DATE: In 1797, Nathaniel Briggs patented a washing machine. In 1834, the U.S. Senate voted to censure President Andrew Jackson for the removal of federal deposits from the Bank of the United States. In 1885, The Salvation Army was officially organized in the U.S. In 1917, during World War I the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was founded. In 1921, President Warren Harding named William Howard Taft as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. In 1963, Sonny Werblin announced that the New York Titans of the American Football League was changing its name to the New York Jets. In 1979, a major accident occurred at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. A nuclear power reactor overheated and suffered a partial meltdown. In 1990, track Olympian Jesse Owens received the Congressional Gold Medal from President George H.W. Bush. No SURVEY SAYS this week. | Share the news with a friend! Pass the NewsDash along and tell your friends/associates they can sign up for their own copy.Read more > |
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