The Markets

The U.S. broad-market Russell 3000 Index began the decade with technology as the most heavily weighted sector, but now the financial sector has emerged as leader.

Investors do not want to jump to a rational conversation about facts and figures right away; financial advisers need to understand them on an emotional level first.    

Year-to-date, mutual funds globally raked in $804 billion, according to data from Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

Fidelity Investments has launched its automated stock option netting functionality.

A snapshot of 403(b) plan sponsors by the Profit Sharing/401k Council of America (PSCA) finds employers and employees are staying the course in the face of a difficult...

A study by the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America found less than half of 403(b) plan sponsors have an investment committee in place, and only 9% monitor if...

Exchange-traded funds gained $10.3 billion in November, pushing year-to-date inflows to $95.6 billion, according to data from Morningstar.

After contributing $26.8 billion to long-term mutual funds in October, investors added just $2.7 billion in November, according to data from Morningstar.

The Financial Research Corporation (FRC) projects asset growth in the DC market will achieve close to a 12% compounded annual growth rate between 2010 and 2015.

Baby Boomers will inherit $8.4 trillion at 2009 levels, with a $64,000 median and $2.4 trillion already having been received.

A Russell Investments poll found money managers confident in the global economy and its ability to sustain the U.S. equity markets following the global financial crisis.

Stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $40.2 billion in October, according to data from the Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

Investors added $7.2 billion into U.S.exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

Propelled by demand for international exposure, U.S. mutual fund investors added about $7 billion in net new cash to U.S. stock and bond funds in November.

A new survey by Cogent Research finds 13% of affluent Americans closed at least one investment account in the last year, more than double the pace reported in...

Contributions to 401(k) plans increased in the last year, according to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index, as some investors' spirits seem to be lifting.

Exchange-traded fund assets reached $931 billion in November, according to data from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA).

MSCI Inc. has launched a series of value weighted indexes.

The Connecticut State Treasurer’s office announced several enhancements for the CHET direct-sold 529 college savings plan today.   

Plans in the Callan DC Index recovered lost ground in the third quarter, returning 8.4% on average.