The Markets

Most active investors expect the S&P 500 to remain stable or rise more than 100 points by year-end, according to a recent Fidelity Investments poll.

Hedge funds can provide both diversification and returns – without significantly changing the risk profile of the portfolio – as interest rates rise from historic lows.

A recent news report from Reuters revealed that T. Rowe Price Group Inc. permanently banned about 1,300 American Airlines employees from trading among its funds in their 401(k)...

Defined contribution (DC) plan participants’ daily transfer volumes were low in July, according to the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index.

Research from Morningstar suggests holding significant amounts of employer stock in 401(k) plans is bad for companies’ bottom lines.

The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative attractiveness of annuitizing pension liabilities, slipped to 92.66 as of August 1.

Pension plans in the U.S. continue to lower assumptions, according to an analysis from PwC.

Investors added $15.9 billion to long-term mutual funds in July, driven by inflows of $7.9 billion into international-equity funds.

Traditional U.S. corporate defined benefit plans ended the second quarter with 4% to 6% higher funding ratios, according to Legal...

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets in the U.S. received more than $42 billion of inflows in the month of July.

Just 11% of investors scored an “A” on an eight-question investment literacy quiz given by John Hancock.

During the first half of 2013, investors globally contributed $665 billion of net inflows to funds worldwide excluding money markets.

Institutional investors posted mixed returns in Q213, according to the Wilshire Trust Universe Comparison Service (Wilshire TUCS).

The funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan in July increased 1.6 percentage points to 88.2%.

Funding levels of pension plans sponsored by S&P 1500 companies continued a strong rebound in 2013.

A recent analysis found that July signaled a positive trend so far in 2013 for sponsors of pension plans.

A recent report reveals the amount pensions of S&P 500 companies were underfunded in 2012 reached a record.

According to Mellon Capital Management, U.S.-based investors with international portfolios may want to consider the merits of hedging.

The Invesco Equity and Income Fund has been approved as a qualified default investment alternative (QDIA).

When it comes to asset-allocation funds, retirement plan sponsors can choose between off-the-shelf solutions and customized options.