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What’s in your 401(k)? Probably just 1 fund
More and more retirement savers have their entire 401(k) account in just a single mutual fund, and investment advisers are fine with it. Last year, for the first time, more […]
Keeping what’s yours: Fund investing has never been cheaper
Being cheap pays off when it comes to fund investing, and more investors are heeding the call.
1Q fund review: Pain makes a comeback
Brace yourself before checking how your funds performed in the first quarter, which officially ends Saturday. Many likely lost money. After a years-long stretch when most mutual funds and exchange-traded […]
Why it matters that so few mutual fund managers are women
NEW YORK — Diversify. The financial industry says you have to do it with your investments. But when it comes to who’s running mutual funds, diversity can be tough to […]
SEC to consider tougher rules for money funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected on Wednesday to propose stricter regulations for money-market mutual funds, hoping to shore up an industry that posed risks to investors at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.
Cash continues to surge into mutual funds
BOSTON — The newfound confidence that investors showed at the start of the year held up through February. Stock mutual funds continued to attract cash, although at a slower pace […]
Kevin Fusco: Why persistent lack of faith in the market?
The New Year has started with a bang for equity investors; it’s just a shame there aren’t that many around anymore. Still shell-shocked from the credit crisis and bear market […]
Fidelity cutting fees at 8 index mutual funds
BOSTON — Fidelity Investments is trimming fees at its largest index mutual funds and making some of its lowest-cost options accessible to a larger number of fund shareholders, including those […]
Calvert Investment Management opens large-cap mutual fund
Calvert Investment Management Inc. of Bethesda, an affiliate of the nation’s largest family of socially screened mutual funds, announced the launch of the Calvert Equity Income Fund, focused primarily on […]
Investors continuing retreat from stock mutual funds
Investors sought refuge from the market’s volatility in August, withdrawing money from stock mutual funds and bond funds alike. The retreat from stock funds was unusually heavy for the third […]
Marianne D. Fishler: What to do with your old job’s 401(k) plan
People are often confused about what to do with their 401(k) assets when they separate from their employer. Should they keep their assets in the plan, transfer to their new […]
State pension proposal is panned by George Roche
ANNAPOLIS — A proposal to change the funding method for state pensions that will reduce state contributions to the system and delay reducing the state’s unfunded liabilities was criticized by […]
