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Investing | December 16th, 2010

Flight to Equities in 401(k)s Continues in November

December 16, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – With mixed November market results, 401(k) participants continued to transfer monies from fixed income investments into equities, according to the latest data from...

Investing | December 14th, 2010

U.S. Stock ETFs Favored in November

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - ETFs saw inflows of $10.3 billion in November, pushing year-to-date inflows to $95.6 billion and total industry assets to $951.5 billion, according to...

Investing | December 14th, 2010

Flows into Mutual Funds Slow in November

December 14, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - After contributing $26.8 billion to long-term mutual funds in October, investors added just $2.7 billion in November, according to data from Morningstar.

Investing | December 13th, 2010

International Equity Beats Bond for Top Fund Flow Spot in October

December 13, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $40.2 billion in October, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

Investing | December 10th, 2010

ETFs Enjoy $7.2B November Inflows

December 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors poured an additional $7.2 billion into U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) in November, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company

Investing | December 10th, 2010

Funds See $7B Inflow in November

December 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Propelled by demand for international exposure, U.S. mutual fund investors added about $7 billion in net new cash to U.S. stock and bond...

Investing | December 10th, 2010

True Loves Will Have to Dig Deeper This Year

December 9, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may not (yet) be worried about inflation, and Social Security may not see the need...

Investing | December 8th, 2010

November ETFs Advance Slightly to $931B

December 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – ETF assets were up slightly in November to $931 billion, according to the newest data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).

Investing | December 6th, 2010

DC Plans Have 8.4% Q3 Showing

December 6, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plans in the Callan DC Index recovered lost ground in the third quarter, returning 8.4% on average.

Investing | December 3rd, 2010

REITs Lose Ground in November

December 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – REITs nearly tripled the performance of the S&P 500 Index in the first 11 months of the year, although they lost ground in...

Investing | December 3rd, 2010

Unemployment Rate Rises in November

December 3, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Despite nascent signs of an economic recovery, the nation’s unemployment rate crept higher in November.

Investing | November 19th, 2010

Russell Expands Initiative to be Direct ETF Provider

November 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Russell Investment Group has further expanded its initiative to enter the ETF market as a direct provider.

Investing | November 19th, 2010

Master Trusts See Positive Q3 2010

November 19, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median return of the BNY Mellon Master Trust Universe was 8.48% for the third quarter of 2010, reversing course from the -4.87...

Investing | November 18th, 2010

529 Plan Assets up 8.5% in Q310

November 18, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Total 529 college savings plan assets increased to an estimated $127 billion as of 3Q10, reflecting an 8.5% increase from 2Q10 assets of...

Investing | November 15th, 2010

Master Trusts See Healthy Returns in Q3 2010

November 15, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - All Master Trusts returned a healthy 8.26% during the third quarter resulting in a one year return of 9.97% according to the Wilshire...

Investing | November 10th, 2010

International Funds Shine in 2010

November 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Led by robust demand for bond funds, the global mutual fund industry is on pace for $850 billion in net inflows to stock...

Investing | November 10th, 2010

ETFs Enjoy Health October after Robust September

November 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds saw net inflows of $13.1 billion in October, on the heels of September's inflows of $25.5 billion, according to the...

Investing | November 10th, 2010

Funds Take in $26B in October

November 10, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Investors contributed $26.8 billion to long-term mutual funds in October, about twice the previous month's tally, according to the latest Morningstar fund flow...

Investing | November 8th, 2010

401(k) Asset Flows Swing over to Equities in October

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – For the first time in five months, 401(k) participants’ asset transfers were equity oriented in October after a long run of being fixed-income...

Investing | November 8th, 2010

ETFs End October at $925 Billion

November 8, 2010 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – October ETF industry assets rose $39.9 billion, up 4.5%, to $925 billion, according to the latest data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).