The Markets

The Spectrem Millionaire Investor Index (SMII) saw its largest increase ever when it jumped 16 points in December to -23.

Current assets in Shariah-compliant investments may be more modest than cited by many regulators and industry players, according to a new analysis.

Global equity markets rebounded in December, according to Standard&Poor’s Index Services monthly global stock market review, “World by Numbers.″

Morningstar said its 2008 fund manager winners demonstrate proven strategies by experienced teams, rather than “trend-chasing.″

In keeping with trends across the industry, Prudential Retirement saw participants in its plans moving away from equities in the latter part of 2008.

Parents’ savings for their children’s college educations took a big hit as a bond fund offered by at least four state 529 plans lost more than a third...

An unconfirmed memo by NCR Corp.’s CEO said effective immediately the company will reduce its employer match for 401(k) plan participants.

GateHouse Media has become the latest company to suspend its 401(k) match, according to a report in Editor&Publisher.

Sears has announced that it is suspending its 401(k) match for most employees of the giant retailer.

The latest 401(k) match to fall in recent months came at The Denver Post newspaper where managers and other non-union employees were informed their match would be suspended...

More households own mutual funds inside tax-deferred accounts—such as defined contribution (DC) plans, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), and variable annuities—than outside these accounts, according to the Investment Company...

The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds decreased by $261.65 billion, or 2.7%, to $9.355 trillion in November, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

U.S. bond sales and asset-backed securities issuance were down sharply in 2008 amid the global credit crisis.

Advisers' outlook on the economy and the stock market improved slightly in December, according to Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking.

The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $478.06 billion in November, down 0.9% from the prior month, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).

American savers held $16.9 trillion in retirement assets at the end of the second quarter of 2008, accounting for nearly 36% of all U.S. household financial assets according...

There’s been a lot of change in the financial services sector – change that will shortly be reflected in a major U.S. stock index.

Most of the millions of American workers who invest for retirement through a 401(k) plan are staying the course despite tumultuous markets, and want to preserve the 401(k)’s...

At year-end 2007 more than 7% of 401(k) assets were invested in lifecycle funds and one-quarter of 401(k) participants held lifecycle funds, according to an analysis conducted by...

Motorola announced Wednesday it is freezing its defined benefit pension plan on March 1 and suspending its 401(k) plan match on January 1.