Investing

January 31, 2012 -- The long-run outlook for the global stock market is likely to be attractive despite a backdrop of elevated market volatility, below-average growth expectations, and near-0% short-term interest rates, according to Vanguard’s Long-Term Economic and Capital Markets Outlook.  

January 30, 2012 -- Few investors are aware that the U.S. stock market has outperformed BRIC markets for four years, according to research from Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC.

January 27, 2012 -- At a recent Putnam Investments media briefing, company officials said they predict the U.S. economy could surprise on the upside in 2012.

January 25, 2012 -- Registered investment adviser (RIA) deals increased in 2011 despite a decline in the overall number of deals, according to an industry-wide RIA mergers and acquisitions transaction report from Schwab Advisor Services.

January 24, 2012 -- The U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETF) industry grew to more than $1.04 trillion in assets under management in 2011, according to a report from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).

January 24, 2012 -- The volume of 401(k) participant transfer activity was below average for December, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

January 17, 2012 -- A paper suggests that lowering deferral limits to 401(k)-type plans wouldn’t make much dent in the U.S. budget deficit and could result in workers not saving.

January 17, 2012 -- Strategic Insight (SI) reports investors withdrew an estimated net $22 billion from stock and bond mutual funds in the U.S. in December. 

January 13, 2012 -- Long-term mutual funds had a second consecutive month of net redemptions with outflows of $9.8 billion in December 2011. 

January 12, 2012 -- Institutional investors that participated in a survey by Mercer addressed climate change risk via asset allocation and other initiatives.