The Markets

U.S. mutual fund investors put an estimated $30 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in February, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International Company.

Throughout much of the 2009 market rally, activity as measured by fund flows within the Callan DC Index, was above average as participants sought to increase their exposure...

For a change, 401(k) participants who realigned their balances didn’t seem to be tracking the market.

State Street’s latest ETF Snapshot report reveals assets in the U.S. exchange-traded-fund (ETF) industry totaled $752 billion as of February 28—up $21.5 billion or 2.9% during the month.

Most mutual fund investors did not abandon stocks during the market decline of 2008 to 2009, but, unlike previous recoveries, have not shown considerable interest in adding to...

In February, registered investment advisers’ (RIA) confidence in the economy and stock market was down 2% from January, according to Rydex|SGI AdvisorBenchmarking.

More investors are focused on growing their retirement savings rather than protecting it, according to a survey by Charles Schwab & Co.

A new report from Morningstar warns those who flocked to bond funds in 2009 that even those investments aren't immune to volatility.

U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed out 2009 with $785 billion in assets, up from roughly $533 billion at the end of 2008, according to Morningstar Fund Flows and...

The mutual fund industry gathered $4.2 trillion in net cash flows worldwide in the second half of the decade, according to a new report from Strategic Insight (SI),...

In examining the performance of its suite of target-date funds during the previous two years, Schwab found many funds outperformed the overall market and recovered nearly all losses.

Equity/mixed, bond, and other long-term mutual funds around the world captured $900 billion in net flows during 2009, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company.

The latest BofA Merrill Lynch survey found that fund managers are retreating into cash as skepticism rises over economic recovery in Europe and China.

Foxwoods Resort Casino is suspending its 401(k) match for hourly employees to help offset a 2.5% salary hike for nonunion workers, according to a media report.

A study by Cogent Research confirmed that most affluent investors aren’t using advisers to purchase exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Following strong inflows in 2009, U.S. exchange-traded-fund (ETF) flows dipped into the red to kick off 2010, with $16.7 billion in net outflows in January, according to estimates...

Mutual funds saw inflows of $44.5 billion in January, according to estimates from Morningstar, Inc.

U.S. mutual fund investors poured an estimated $46 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in January, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company.

A new study found turnover rate in some actively managed equity funds can be as high as 200% more than that claimed by the manager.

Bond funds saw inflows of $29 billion in December, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company.