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Vol. XXII, Issue 44

November 16, 2023

New Investment Insights Blog: An Exciting Time to Be a Lender? Exploring the Fixed Income Market in 2023

Wespath offers seven fixed income funds in our P Series, and many of our participants are invested in at least one. As participants near retirement, they may be increasing their allocations to lower-risk investments like bonds. However, the bond market has been quite volatile in recent years. Many investors are understandably re-evaluating their approach to bonds right now, weighing both their risks and their opportunities.

Mindful of this backdrop, Wespath is publishing a trio of blog posts on fixed income investments to share our team’s insights. We kick off our series with a post exploring what higher yields have meant for the bond market.

Holiday Closing: Thanksgiving

Wespath will close at 3:00 p.m., Central time, on Wednesday, November 22, and will remain closed through Friday, November 24, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Customer service assistance will be unavailable during this time.

Benefits Access for participants can be used to access account information and complete transactions 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Benefits Access Portal for Plan Sponsors and Wespath Institutional Investor Portal will be available to plan sponsors, conferences and institutions.

Participant Communications

This week, participants were sent custom versions of the Wespath Update according to their participation in retirement and health benefit plans. This issue includes an Annual Election reminder (sent 11/15), an announcement about the new Care Coordination service starting in January 2024, an introduction to Wespath’s next Chief Investments Officer Johara Farhadieh, an invitation to attend the UMPIP webinar on December 14 and the monthly Markets at a Glance video and Market Investment Report.

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