Investing

November 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) rose 7.8% to total $69.42 billion at the end of October, according to the Investment...

November 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The data behind October?s jobless figures, which saw the US unemployment rate skyrocketing to 5.4%, shows an increase in joblessness in 33 states,...

November 21, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial unemployment benefit claims continued their downward trend in the week ending November 17, according to the weekly figures released by the Department of...

November 20, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After three months of net withdrawals, equity mutual fund sales finally outweighed redemptions - with investors pouring $1.6 billion into equity funds in...

November 19, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - An overwhelming 95% of respondents have not made any changes to their 401(k) plan since September 11, according to a survey by Strong Capital...

November 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - For the third consecutive week, the number of Americans filing for first time unemployment benefits fell, but the number of those remaining on...

November 15, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The CSFB/Tremont Hedge Fund Index increased by 0.4% in October, outpacing major US equity indices and bringing year-to-date returns to 2.6%.

November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in the College Retirement Equities Fund (CREF), rejected resolutions urging CREF to divest its holdings in tobacco investments and in companies that...

November 13, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Although investors have fled equities for bonds in droves, their knowledge of basic fixed-income principles remains shaky, a study by American Century Investments...

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Dow Jones Indexes is revamping the sector classification system of the Dow Jones Global Index family.

November 12, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After a tumultuous September, participant transfer activity settled back to a more normal pace in October, according to the Hewitt 401(k) index.

November 12, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors poured $6.9 billion in new money into hedge funds in the third quarter, slightly down from the second quarter's $8.4 billion.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The UK pension market continues undergoing dramatic changes as companies increasingly start defined contribution plans, move money out of domestic equities and hire...

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Nasdaq Stock Market's new chief executive, Harwick Simmons, on Thursday revealed the exchange's plans to expand into other countries.

November 8, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The number of Americans claiming unemployment benefits for the first time dropped by 46,000 in the week ending November 3, a decrease of...

November 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - As anticipated, the Federal Open Market Committee slashed its target for short-term interest rates by a further half a percentage point.

November 5, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Diversified US equity funds rebounded in October, gaining 3.8% on average after a 17.8% plunge in the third quarter, according to Lipper.

November 2, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) -The US unemployment rate increased by a staggering 0.5%, reaching 5.4% in October, a month that saw the economy losing 415,000 jobs, according to...

November 2, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Investors increased their positions in stock funds in October after seeking refuge in fixed income and money market accounts in September, according to a...

November 1, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - The average corporate pension plan shrink by 11.1%, and the average public plan lose 11.8% on a year to date basis, and an increasing...