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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. 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. The briefing also referenced the Russell 3000 Value Index, which is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of constituents in the Russell 3000 Index with low price to book ratios and low forecasted growth rates. Further, the briefing referenced the Russell 3000 Growth Index, which is a market capitalization-weighted index composed of constituents in the Russell 3000 Index with higher price to book ratios and higher forecasted growth rates. The briefing also referenced the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 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. Additionally, the briefing referenced the Bloomberg Barclays 1-5 Gov/Corp Index, which is a broad-based bond index that measures the non-securitized component of the US Aggregate Bond Index and targets bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years. Finally, the briefing referenced the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is a price-weighted index that tracks 30 large, publicly traded U.S. companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ. An index is unmanaged and not available for direct investment.

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