Investment Instruments

Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets rose $12.2 billion to $2.613 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, according to the Investment Co. Institute.

New research by Vanguard shows that adoption of Roth in-plan conversions will steadily increase over time.

Total annuity sales took a dive in the first quarter of 2013, according to a new LIMRA survey.

Only 26 percent of Roth IRA holders contributed to their accounts in 2011, compared with 6 percent of traditional IRA owners.

Deferred-income annuities are making their mark on the insurance world, shaping up as more than an esoteric niche product.

Nearly half of high net-worth individuals say they have planned ahead for health care and long-term care costs in retirement.