Viewpoints about Market volatility
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Active vs. passive investing—what's the difference?
When researching how to invest your money, you’ll often come across the debate between active and passive investing strategies. What are the differences? And which one’s right for you? We’ll provide insight on these questions and more as we add to the discussion.
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How do interest rates affect retirement savings?
You’ve heard that the Fed is raising interest rates. But what does it mean to you? Rising interest rates can affect your wallet today and in retirement. Learn why interest rates matter and what you can do to help minimize their impact on your finances.
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Slowing growth and souring sentiment—how to survive a bear market
Major stock indexes flirt with bear market territory as concerns about U.S. growth mount. How should investors act in the face of uncertainty?
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2020’s lessons for 401(k) participants and financial professionals
Now that 2020 is hindsight, it’s important to look back and see what lessons it has for us. We’ve taken a look at the actions our retirement plan participants took in 2020 to gauge what kind of help they may need as they look forward in 2021.
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Six months of market volatility and COVID-19: reflections from August 2020
After six months of pandemic-related economic and market uncertainty—a look at what retirement plan participants have experienced and what actions they’ve taken.
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How COVID-19 has affected retirement plan sponsors and participants—our July update
The dichotomy of the stock market performance and unemployment in July set the stage for the uneven impact of the pandemic on both businesses and people, as we see in a July survey of our retirement plan sponsors and in our participant data.
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How 401(k) participants responded to the CARES Act and market volatility in April
COVID-19 has inflicted a good deal of financial damage, and many Americans are starting to look to their retirement plans for relief. Our data shows the actions they're taking and how those compare with the old normal.
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How to manage your 401(k) through market fluctuations
Tips for managing your 401(k) during large market fluctuations.
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The market moved in March, but 401(k) participants didn’t
The stock market swung up and down wildly in February and March 2020. As financial professionals, you spend a lot of time teaching investors not to react emotionally when the market goes crazy. And it looks like people have been paying attention—for now.
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Managing your 401(k) plan account through a market downturn
Investing for a long-term goal, such as retirement, takes planning, patience, and discipline.
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