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Smart raises $95m in Series E funding

Nashville, TN / May 15, 2023 / Smart, the global retirement FinTech that entered the US in 2020, today announces it has closed its $95m Series E funding in a round led by Aquiline Capital Partners LLC (“Aquiline”), a private investment firm based in New York and London. Existing investors participating in the round include: Chrysalis Investments, Fidelity International Strategic Ventures, DWS, Barclays and Natixis Investment Managers.

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April Showers

May 5, 2023-The first few weeks of April were slow as equities began the month with less volatility than we were seeing throughout March. However, after the first week, volatility returned. Despite this see-sawing, US markets stayed in the black.

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March Madness

April 13, 2023-Over the past few months, equity markets have remained volatile, and a few major economic events have kept them that way. Events including the fall of Silicon Valley Bank, rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, inertial inflation, and steep job cuts.

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Selecting a Qualified Default Investment Alternative (QDIA)

Workforces are diverse—in how they invest, how they feel about risk and how they save. We believe one size doesn’t fit all in retirement planning, especially when it comes to selecting the QDIA for a plan. The following considerations were created to help during the evaluation process.

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Lincoln Financial announces the launch of Stadion Money Management’s StoryLine Dynamic

Dynamic QDIA solution is designed to evolve with plan participants along their retirement journey

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Equities and Bonds Finish Strong in July as Fed Shifts on Inflation Fight

Despite subdued price action for the first two weeks of July, the month finished on a strong note following the Federal Reserve’s policy remarks and better than feared corporate earnings.

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Looking Ahead and Holding On

June was another roller-coaster month to end the first half of a roller coaster year. The S&P 500 Index had a total return of -8.26% for the month contributing to its current slide of -17.52% for the year.

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A Mixed Month for Markets; An Uncertain Path Forward

All things considered, May was a mixed month for stocks. Markets remained relatively flat while shouldering elevated volatility and year-to-date lows.

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A Rough Month For Equities

April was a rough month for equities. The S&P Total Return Index was down -8.72%, the Russell 2000 Total return Index was down -9.91%, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 13.24%.

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2021 In Review

Wow, another year is in the books. As we reflect on 2021 it’s difficult not to think of the past year as 2020’s sidekick.

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Global Retirement Technology Provider Smart Enters into Agreement to Acquire Stadion

Stadion Money Management is excited to announce that we will be joining the Smart family.

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Hawkish Fed, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Fuel Market Volatility

Entering 2022, persistently high inflation levels and the U.S. central bank’s policy direction posed one of the greatest risks to near and intermediate-term equity markets.

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The Shape Of Things To Come?

The first month of 2022 is now in the books, and to call it an inauspicious beginning to the year might be an understatement. There seem to be some definite headwinds for the United States, and the economy, which the market is reflecting.

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