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Survey: 80% of Investors Are Religious

August 29, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Plan sponsors might want to offer a faith-based mutual fund among their 401(k) investment choices, if the results of a recent survey are...
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ETF Assets Dip in July

August 23, 2001(PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets invested in exchange traded funds (ETFs) added up to $75.52 billion at the close of July 2001, a decrease of $40 million on...
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July UIT Deposits Continue Climb

August 22, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Deposits to the nation's unit investment trusts rose to $7.24 billion in July, the second straight month-over-month increase and a significant improvement over...
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Fed Cuts Rates by 25 Basis Points

August 21, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - In a bid to revive sluggish US economic growth, the Federal Reserve cut its key federal funds interest rate by a quarter of...
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Jobless Claims, CPI Dip

August 16, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Initial unemployment claims dipped to 380,000 in the week ending August 11, falling by 8,000 from the previous week's 388,000 level, according to...
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July Junk Defaults Jump, Set Record

August 14, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Junk bonds lived up to their name in July, with the default rate rising to 8.29% - the highest level since February 1992.
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Participants Make Fixed Income Shift in July

August 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfer activity was largely "normal" in July but moved increasingly toward more conservative investments, according to the Hewitt 401(k) Index.
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Jobless Claims Up, Average Down

August 9, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The lines of the unemployed claiming benefits for the first time grew longer by 33,000 in the week ending August 4, 2001. However,...
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July Markets in Doldrums – FTSE

August 6, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Returns were negative nearly across the board in July amid increasing concerns on the direction of the global economy, according to data from...
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Jobless Rate Is Unchanged in July

August 3, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.5% in July, with employers shedding 42,000 jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday.