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Russell Investments launched a Web site called Helping Advisors to provide financial advisers with tools designed to help keep their clients and businesses on track in the current...

U.S. investors started off 2009 continuing their contributions to mutual funds—particularly into money-market funds, according to Strategic Insight.

American workers and retirees are taking charge of their personal financial well-being by spending less and focusing more on their long-term financial future, according to the latest Principal...

A new study casts doubt on reports that the softening economy and tumultuous markets are having a significant impact on participant savings rates.

Invesco's Global Asset Allocation Group has unveiled Premia Plus, a risk premium capture strategy.

If you are looking for mutual fund Web sites that are useful in a particular area for advisers, a new report offers some insight.

INTECH Investment Management LLC has announced the formal launch of its Market Neutral strategy.

While media accounts may be full of reports of employer decisions to suspend their retirement plan company match contributions, 73% of DC plan sponsors in a new survey...

Market volatility in 2008 caused many investors to seek help, according to Fidelity Investments.

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched the SPDR Barclays Capital Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF (symbol: BWZ) and the SPDR Barclays Capital Mortgage Backed Bond ETF...

Advisers plan to address wealth preservation and asset allocation with clients, rather than retirement planning in 2009.

Research from Phoenix Companies found high-net-worth (HNW) consumers are altering their retirement plans in light of the financial crisis, but four in 10 are not talking to financial...

Data from more than 19,000 defined contribution (DC) plans recordkept at Fidelity investments showed participants “did not initially overreact″ to market volatility.

Putnam Investments has launched a suite of target absolute return mutual funds designed to seek annualized total returns of 1%, 3%, 5%, or 7% above those of Treasury...

The top concerns of fund managers during the next 10 to 20 years focus on inadequate retirement incomes from defined contribution (DC) plans for large segments of the...

Despite a challenging 2008, independent advisers surveyed in an SEI Quick Poll are positive about success in the coming year.

With recent market volatility, a concern that some participants are too aggressively invested in equities has been added to the ongoing concern that some participants are invested too...

Investment management firm Calvert has announced the launch of the Calvert Government Fund.

Cerulli Associates says asset managers will look toward more progressive approaches with target-date funds in the next year.

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...