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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...

January 3, 2002 (PLANSPONSOR.com) The ranks of the unemployed swelled for the second consecutive week, as measured by the number of first time unemployment benefits claims, which rose...