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The combined assets of the nations mutual funds decreased by $219.2 billion, or 1.8 percent, to $12.009 trillion in July, according to recent data from the Investment Company Institutes official survey of the mutual fund industry.

When pension funds were first started in Germany in the mid-19th century, this retirement option made sense, says Amit Mohindra, director of research at the Institute for Corporate Productivity. At the time, employees would typically stay with one employer for their entire careers.

As health care costs continue to rise and health care reform is causing more companies to examine their options, wellness programs are becoming more popular among employers.

Once the proposed merger between AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA is closed, AT&T is bringing back 5,000 wireless call center jobs to the United States that are currently outsourced to other countries.

Beginning in 2012, the SEC will require all participant-directed retirement plans to provide a detailed quarterly breakdown of all plan cost that participants pay.

So lets bring up health care again: No matter how you look at it, some employers are dropping employee coverage, or they plan to, or fear its going to happen. And everyone involved is fearing it, too. But was reform legislation really the tipping point, or is itand always has...

Getting tough on wellness, fired for not wearing a Speedo, and why Joe You Lie Wilson feels vindicated these days.

Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets increased $10.21 billion to $2.631 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.