• Fed policy:  Details on how the Federal Reserve significantly expanded their monetary policy toolkit to combat COVID-19
• Fiscal policy:  Congress passed the $2 trillion CARES Act which made major changes to unemployment benefits and provided certain individuals one-time cash payments
• Volatility:  The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped into a bear market in only 20 days, the swiftest tumble in stock market history
• Unemployment:  Roughly 14% of the American workforce filed for unemployment benefits in the tree weeks ending April 4
• Oil Price War:  Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco slashed prices in early March, initiating a price war with Russia after the two parties failed to reach an agreement on reduced output in the wake of COVID-19
• Global Economic Summary - Impacts to Europe, Japan, China, Brazil, and India

• Details on the provisions aimed at providing retirement plan-related relief to Americans (as permitted by the plan)
•   Legal obligations regarding monitoring and investments
  

SPEAKER:

Dan Quirk, CFA, CFP®, Senior Investment Advisor, SageView