What you need to know, now. 

Stocks fall for the first week in the last three, but are still near all-time highs. The 10-year UST yield hit 1.18%, its highest since March, before falling back to 1.08%.

Much happened in 2020: we opened with the longest bull market & economic expansion in America's history, only to see a pandemic shutdown the economy

Equities ended the week, and the year, at new record highs, and Small Caps broke their eight week winning streak.

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.