While it is important to follow the price and volume action of broad market averages like the S&P 500 or Nasdaq Composite, you should not focus only on these charts to determine the health of the market. (morpheustrading.com)
TDFs should choose a more aggressive mix of equities for younger investors, giving them more opportunity for growth; as funds get closer to their target dates, the equity mix should stick more closely to broad market averages like the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.76 % Because most TDFs have only one mix of equities for investors of all ages, they miss an easy opportunity to do more good for their younger shareholders. (paulmerriman.com)
The expected returns above cited above are for broad market averages (although the reports also detail assumptions for narrower asset classes). (realdealretirement.com)