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Show Notes:

This Flash Briefing referenced the S&P 500 Index, which is a market capitalization-weighted index that generally contains the 500 largest publicly traded stocks in the U.S., subject to certain restrictions. It also referenced the NASDAQ 100 Index, which is a modified market capitalization-weighted index of the 100 largest and most active non-financial domestic and international issues listed on the NASDAQ exchange. No security may have a weighting of greater than 24%. Additionally, the briefing referenced the Russell 2000 Index, which is a market capitalization-weighted index of U.S. small cap stocks that consists of the 2,000 smallest publicly traded stocks in the Russell 3000 Index. Further, the briefing referenced the Bloomberg Barclays Aggregate Bond Index, which is a broad-based bond index that measures the investment grade, US dollar-denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market. The index includes Treasuries, government agency bonds, corporate bonds and securitized fixed income securities. The briefing also referenced the Bloomberg Barclays US TIPS Index, which is an index that measures the performance of the U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) market. The index excludes any inflation protected securities held by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The MSCI ACWI ex US Index is also referenced, which is a market capitalization-weighted index that captures large and midcap companies in developed and emerging market countries excluding the U.S. Finally, the briefing references the Nikkei 225 Index, which is a price-weighted stock index of 225 top-rated Japanese companies listed in the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. An index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment.

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