Investing

July 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock mutual funds enjoyed their best month of the year in June, attracting $18.4 billion, but that was still well below the monthly...

July 25, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The assets invested in US exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rose to $75.56 billion at the end of June, up from $72.77 billion the previous...

July 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits to the nation's unit investment trusts rose to $6.05 billion in June, a significant turnaround from last month's tally- and more than...

July 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial unemployment insurance claims finally dipped, but the good news was offset by data showing that the number of people claiming continuing benefits had...

July 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Despite recent bad press on shrinking 401(k) balances brought on by a volatile market, most people still find them to be the best...

July 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The much-awaited June CPI figure, released today by the Department of Labor, showed US inflation rising by 0.2%, slightly higher than market expectations,...

July 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The advantages of investing in actively managed funds in a bear market may be overstated, since index funds perform about as well as...

July 18, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The economic slowdown has taken its toll on the number of mutual funds, which shrank for the first time in 10 years, according...

July 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Credit Suisse First Boston Tremont Hedge Fund Index increased by 0.6% in June, with emerging market investing once again the top strategy...

July 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The weekly initial unemployment insurance claims figure reached a nine-year high of 445,000 for the week ending July 7 as the pace of...

July 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Preliminary estimates show the Average U.S. Hedge Fund returned 1.5% net in June, according to Steven A. Lonsdorf, CEO of Van Hedge Fund...

July 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Frank Russell Company has completed its annual index reconstitution process, and has posted new, official membership lists for its broad market Russell...

July 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Classifications of investment style mislead investors because they don?t differentiate enough between manager types, nor correctly assess performance, according to a report by...

July 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The NASDAQ Stock Market has announced the recomputed closing prices for the NASDAQ indices for Friday, June 29, 2001, affecting the performance calculations...

July 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Monday will see the implementation of the initial phase of NASDAQ's SuperSoes, an automated order execution system designed to provide faster and more...

July 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In June, the US unemployment rate returned to the 4.5% level recorded in April this year, according to numbers released by the Department...

July 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL) and SWIFT today announced an agreement to converge their respective messaging protocols, which could facilitate a more seamless and...

July 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of people claiming more than a week of benefits crossed the 3 million mark, its highest level since 1992, rising by...

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Things could be a bit unsettled on the NASDAQ today, as investment managers attempt to line up with the annual Russell index reconstitution.

July 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The NASDAQ Stock Market has adjusted the closing price of 35 selected issues, in view of Friday's trading disruptions and the annual rebalancing...