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July 10, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participants in 401(k) plans focused much of their transfer activity toward fixed income funds in June, according to Hewitt's 401(k) Index.

July 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Non-farm payroll employment rose by 121,000 in June, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.6%, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau...

July 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - US pension plans slightly lost ground in June with higher liabilities, but they were still in better financial shape than at the beginning...

June 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds decreased by $170.8 billion, or 1.8%, to $9.3 trillion in May, according to the Investment...

June 28, 2006 (PLANSONSOR.com) - Mutual funds experienced net inflows of $5.3 billion in May, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

June 29, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal funds interest rate a quarter percentage to 5.25 percent.

June 21, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $26.86 per hour worked in March 2006, the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...

June 20, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Lipper estimates that money market funds took in a net $45.5 billion in May 2006 - the largest inflow recorded in 42 months.

June 14, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings fell by 0.7% after seasonal adjustment from April to May 2006, according to the latest data from the Department...

June 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The love of international and emerging market equity funds from 401(k) participants halted in the second half of May, according to data from...

June 7, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - According to the S&P/Citigroup Developed World Index, May was the first month, after four consecutive months, that the index posted a loss.

June 6, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Assets in Section 529 college savings plans have risen 38% since last year, according to a recent report, with plan assets totaling $75.1...

June 2, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The US unemployment rate dropped to a five-year low of 4.6% in May, according to Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)...

May 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The combined assets of US mutual funds increased by $123.9 billion, or 1.3%, to $9.486 trillion in April, according to data from the...

May 30, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $31.5 billion in April, according to Financial Research Corporation (FRC) data.

May 18, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median corporate, public and foundation/endowment plan finished the first quarter of 2006 in the black, according to a quarterly survey of plan...

May 17, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Real average weekly earnings rose by 0.2% after seasonal adjustment from March to April 2006, according to preliminary data from the Department of...

May 11, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Worldwide mutual fund assets reached $17.77 trillion at the end of fourth quarter 2005, according to data from the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

May 9, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The median plan in the US Master Trust Universe crossed the finish line in the black during the first quarter of 2006 -...

May 8, 2006 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Participant transfers may, on a net basis, have favored fixed income more often than not in April - but international and emerging markets...