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Investing December 12th, 2017

MetLife Finds Move Away From Money Market Funds in DC Plans

Fifty-two percent of defined contribution retirement plan sponsors offer money market funds as capital preservation options, down from 62% in 2015.

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Plan Design Can Lead to More Successful Retirement Outcomes

An Interview with Roberta Rafaloff, VP of Institutional Income Annuities at MetLife

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Key Factors In Choosing a Target Date Fund

An Interview with Gene Huxhold of John Hancock Investments

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Employees Looking to Their Employers to Help Create Retirement Income

An Interview with Roberta Rafaloff, VP of Institutional Income Annuities at MetLife

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Financial Wellness Trends

Recently PLANSPONSOR's Editor-in-Chief, Alison Cooke Mintzer sat down with Adam Hills Senior VP of institutional Managment at Ayco to discuss financial wellness trends.

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Responsibility for a Secure Retirement Rests with Employees

An Interview with Roberta Rafaloff, VP of Institutional Income Annuities at MetLife

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Differentiating Glide Path Strategies

An Interview with Gene Huxhold of John Hancock Investments

MARKET MIRROR

Thursday, the Dow climbed 396.32 points (1.58%) to finish at 25,558.73, the NASDAQ was up 32.41 points (0.42%) at 7,806.52, and the S&P 500 increased 22.32 points (0.79%) to 2,840.69. The Russell 2000 gained 15.09 points (0.90%) to finish at 1,685.75, and the Wilshire 5000 closed 240.54 points (0.82%) higher at 29,610.05.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note was down 1/32, increasing its yield to 2.865%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond was up 3/32, decreasing its yield to 3.030%.

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