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Data and Research November 8th, 2017

Consumers Not Receptive to Employer-Provided Retirement Planning Resources

Yet, retirement savings accumulators, especially younger ones, are seeking help more than five years ago, research finds.

Thursday, the Dow lost 134.79 points (0.53%) to finish at 25,064.50, the NASDAQ was down 29.15 points (0.37%) at 7,825.30, and the S&P 500 closed 11.13 points (0.40%) lower at 2,804.49. The Russell 2000 increased 9.44 points (0.56%) to 1,701.31, and the Wilshire 5000 decreased 112.39 points (0.38%) to 29,326.27.

The price of the 10-year Treasury note increased 10/32, bringing its yield down to 2.836%. The price of the 30-year Treasury bond climbed 18/32, decreasing its yield to 2.959%.

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