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Wells Fargo&Co. launched the Wells Fargo Advantage Social Sustainability Fund.

Amid the financial turmoil, financial advisers might be better off sending their own message to clients, rather than relying on financial firms.

A new report says that day-to-day expenses are thwarting parents’ ability to set aside money for college – and they may have to put off retirement as a...

Money market fund Reserve Primary Fund, which helped set off the financial crisis after it “broke the buck,″ said it will return at least one-third of investors' money...

Among the wealthiest 10% of U.S. households, this presidential election is a dead heat.

New research finds dramatically different levels of optimism about when generational groups plan to retire and what they expect to rely upon in retirement.

The Board of Trustees of the Putnam Funds authorized the Putnam Fund’s participation in the U.S. Treasury’s Money Market Guaranty Program.

The U.S. Treasury Department has opened a program that will guarantee the share price of any publicly offered eligible money market mutual fund – both retail and institutional...

An Aon Consulting employer survey confirmed the long-held notion that many employees don’t know how big of a retirement nest egg they will need.

Standard&Poor’s announced the launch of the S&P U.S. Commercial Paper Index.

Everybody talks about the changing face of retirement, but a new index purports to help put a face on that changing face.

International Value Advisers, LLC (IVA) announced the launch of its inaugural mutual funds, IVA Worldwide Fund and IVA International Fund.

The J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Financial Advisor Satisfaction Survey found that a firm’s performance was the key driver of satisfaction among employee advisers.

A growing number of small businesses are feeling the stress of the tough economy, leading many to cut back on retirement savings or raid their accounts, according to...

Mercer enhanced its current participant education offering by partnering with independent financial services expert Robert Powell.

Beginning Monday, Bruce Harrington is LPL Financial's new SVP of retirement solutions.

The Morgan Stanley Funds’ Board of Directors/Trustees approved the participation of its money market funds in the U.S. Treasury Temporary Guarantee Program.

The board managing York County, Pennsylvania’s employee retirement plan is trying to stop the $50 billion sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America.

MSCI Barra launched the MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets Index and a more tradable proxy for this benchmark, the MSCI Frontier Emerging Markets APEX Index.

More than 60% of global institutional investors, large companies, and pension funds think the government bailout would have a good chance of restoring stability to financial markets, according...