What you need to know, now. 

Stocks were mixed in the holiday-shortened week, with Small Caps up for the eighth straight week.

• All four major US stock market indices made record highs on Thursday, and advanced for the week. • Optimism for a coronavirus relief bill fueled markets, but no deal was made by weeks end.

We've assembled a blog of some of the most common retirement questions, particularly by those defined as "pre-retiree" and nearing retirement.

• The S&P 500 set its 30th record high of 2020 on Tuesday, but was down every other day of the week. • The Russell 2000 small cap index extended its weekly winning streak to 6 weeks.