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U.S. investors put $176 billion into stock and bond mutual funds (excluding ETFs) in the first half of 2010, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company. 

As it turns out, expecting the unexpected doesn't necessarily turn out as one might expect. 

CAPTRUST Financial Advisors has expanded its new Texas presence with a Fidelity hire.  

As part of the acquisition of National Retirement Partners (NRP), NRP employees will join LPL Financial to will form a new division called LPL Financial Retirement Partners. 

State Street’s latest ETF Snapshot reveals assets in the U.S. exchange traded fund (ETF) industry totaled approximately $772 billion as of June 30 – down $11.7 billion or...

LPL Financial Corporation is acquiring National Retirement Partners Inc. (NRP).

Horizon Investments, LLC was announced as Investment Advisors International 's newest third-party money manager.  

A Bloomberg National Poll found that more than seven out of 10 Americans (71%) believe the economy is stuck in recession, and another 13% expect a backslide from...

Some 64% of Americans in the two lowest pre-retirement income levels will be running short of money after 10 years in retirement, a new study found. 

Cerulli Associates contends the growth opportunity for defined contribution investment only (DCIO) asset managers lies within custom target-date funds built for large plans (those with between $100 million...

A new national opinion poll conducted for Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards finds nearly two out of three Americans (65%) are more concerned about their finances today...

PIMCO has unveiled the PIMCO Global Advantage Government Bond Index (GLADI Government) and European Advantage Government Bond Index, two sovereign bond benchmarks designed to capture fixed income investment...

The American Express Spending & Saving Tracker finds that consumers’ savings goal for the year has decreased since the beginning of the year, down to an average $12,000 from $14,000...

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian) has expanded its Retirement Solutions national sales force with the appointment of Eric Jones as  regional vice president for Florida. 

A BofA Merrill Lynch survey reports major changes in investor sentiment for the global economy and corporate earnings. 

Smart401k, an Overland Park, Kansas-based education provider for employer plans, has unveiled two online offerings.