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December 28, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Combined assets of the nation's mutual funds increased by $265.3 billion, or 2.6%, to $10.281 trillion in November, according to the Investment Company...

December 22, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - He's no longer the Federal Reserve Chairman, but Alan Greenspan had a storied ability to keep us all guessing at what he actually...

December 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - With the Dow Jones Industrial Average at new record levels and the S&P 500 at highs not seen since 2000, 401(k) participants have...

December 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.2% in November, according to preliminary data from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

December 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Non-farm payroll employment jumped to 132,000 in November, topping the small 51,000 increase the month before, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau...

December 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of a typical US pension plan deteriorated by 0.8% in November despite a good month in most capital markets, according...

December 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $29.8 billion in October, led by International/Global funds with net inflows of $14.4 billion and...

December 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Returns from the world's emerging and developed markets stayed in the black in November as oil prices remained significantly below their summer highs,...

December 5, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new survey of the US hedge fund industry found it has grown 21% to $1.22 trillion this year.

November 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets of US mutual funds continued their upward march in October, adding $286.6 billion, or 2.9%, to total over $10 trillion, according to...

November 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - True loves will have to dig a bit deeper this year to fulfill the financial commitment associated with the Twelve Days of Christmas.

November 27, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The total combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) shot up 9.4% to $383.3 billion in October, according to an Investment Company...

November 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While the number of net transfers by 401(k) participants was equally split between fixed income and equity offerings for the month of October,...

November 15, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mercer IC's Summary Performance of US Institutional Portfolios survey found the median corporate plan had a third-quarter gain of 3.9%, while public plans...

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Mutual fund assets worldwide increased 1.6% to $19.41 trillion at the end of the second quarter of 2006, according to data from the...

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The funded status of a typical US pension plan improved 1.5% in October, according to the Mellon Pension Liability Indexes.

November 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds had net inflows of $11.3 billion in September, with International/Global funds accounting for $9.8 billion of that number, according...

November 3, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 92,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, according to data from the Bureau...

November 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A new third-quarter analysis found more smiles in the equity markets as equities headed north with an easing of inflationary pressures as oil...

October 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets of US mutual funds increased by $137.5 billion, or 1.4%, to $9.722 trillion in September, according to data from the Investment Company...