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January 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Six in 10 investors at a San Francisco money manager say they're not going to backpedal from a portfolio with aggressive growth, small-cap,...

January 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Younger workers are often hardest hit by a tight job market, according to USAToday.

January 28, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes has agreed to develop a group of indexes for the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Dow Jones announced. The first...

January 25, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $82.99 billion at the end of December 2001, up 5.2% from the end...

January 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stocks on the Nasdaq market react most emphatically to surprise Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes or when the central bankers make less of a...

January 24, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of first-time applications for unemployment insurance continued its downward trend in the week ending January 19, according to data from the...

January 23, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite a slow December, a weak equity market and the events of September 11, a record amount of new money flowed into mutual...

January 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - An early sign that the economy may be struggling its way out of its recession, the number of initial unemployment claims fell to...

January 17, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The AIM fund family bears the dubious distinction of being named the worst offender in the Maverick Adviser's Fourth Quarter 2001 Lemon List.

January 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits to Unit Investment Trusts increased by $1 billion in October 2001, significantly below a year before when deposits were up $2.8 billion,...

January 16, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In the face of equity market weakness, hedge funds proved a better bet for investors in 2001 - the average US hedge fund...

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Driven by opportunistic strategies, the CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index increased by 1.2% over the month of December, bringing the 2001 return to 4.4%.

January 15, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Over 2001, 20 out of 35 mutual fund categories produced negative median returns, despite a strong fourth quarter, data from Morningstar Canada reveals.

January 11, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite one of the most volatile markets in history, for the most part, 401(k) participants stood pat, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.

January 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite posting their worst performance since 1996, hedge funds still outperformed global equity markets, according to early data from Allenbridge Hedge Info.

January 10, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of newly-unemployed Americans lining up for benefits for the first time fell again this week, dropping from 451,000 to 395,000 in...

January 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index increased by 1.6% in December 2001, bringing its year-to-date return to 4% net of fees, significantly outperforming most...

January 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Canadian and international investment managers expect improved economic conditions for Canada this year, according to a market forecast survey by Towers Perrin.

January 9, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite cutting the interest rate aggressively, the global central banks failed to prop up the world equity market in 2001, which lost 17%...

January 4, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The unemployment situation deteriorated further in December, the unemployment rate rising to 5.8%, from a revised 5.6% in November, according to data released...