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Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI)

DJI - DJI Real Time Price. Currency in USD
39,807.37+47.29 (+0.12%)
At close: 05:20PM EDT
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Previous Close39,760.10
Open39,763.70
Volume367,240,209
Day's Range39,717.20 - 39,868.60
52 Week Range32,327.20 - 39,889.05
Avg. Volume339,367,868
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    Will the 60/40 portfolio work for your retirement fund?

    While saving for retirement, is a 60/40 portfolio — a strategy of allocating 60% of investments into equities and 40% into fixed-income securities and bonds — the way to go for all investors? Evans May Wealth Managing Partner Brooke May joins Brad Smith to talk about which type of investors a 60/40 approach does and doesn't work for, and the environment enabling this investing strategy. "When you look at fixed income, you get principle appreciation when yields go down. So as the Fed [Federal Reserve] comes in and starts to cut [interest] rates, bond yields will come down, which means the price of those bonds go up," May says. "So investors right now can get 4.5, 5% on corporate bonds. And they very well could get some principle appreciation over the next few years. So that 40% allocated to fixed income isn't going to be the drag on the portfolio as it was over the last ten years." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Wealth! Editor's note: This article was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

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    Baltimore bridge: Supply chain is a 'complex animal,' but 'bigger picture' looks okay

    As investors grapple with rate cut uncertainty, they are eager to assess how it will impact the current market dynamics. NewEdge Wealth Senior Portfolio Manager Ben Emons joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss market outlooks. Emons notes that GDP data has shown strengths "across the board." He highlights the importance of government spending, stating that as long as it remains steady and "doesn't change," it gives him confidence in the economy — suggesting that the market rally has the potential to "broaden." Regarding the Baltimore Key Bridge tragedy, Emons believes its effect on the supply chain will be "offset" by other ports of entry. He acknowledges that the supply chain has always been a "complex animal," saying investors cannot truly predict "the exact chain of effects that will take place from here" or how it will affect markets until the situation fully unfolds. However, he notes that the market is currently "watching and waiting." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. Editor's note: This article was written by Angel Smith