The Markets

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.

The latest Investment Manager Outlook from Russell Investments finds that half of the managers surveyed believe the U.S. equity markets are going to rise 10% or more in...

By the end of the November, the allocation of 401(k) assets to stable value was at a historical high as 401(k) participants continued to transfer out of equities...

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., announced that it will reinstate the company match contribution to its 401(k) plan for employees in 2009.

Defined contribution plan activity rose as participants reacted to economic turmoil by reallocating their portfolios away from equity assets to fixed-income funds, according to The Callan DC Index...

The bear market will lead to a proportional decrease in regular fund fees and severe cuts in performance-based fees, according to Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

Some respondents plan to increase stock investments and cash reserves in the next year, according to a survey by Allianz.

The combined assets of the nation's mutual funds decreased by $1.087 trillion, or 10.2%, to $9.6 trillion in October, according to the Investment Company Institute (ICI).