Asset levels hit $13 trillion in December, gaining approximately $1.8 trillion from the beginning of the year.
Confidence blossomed among investors with more than $500,000 in investible assets in December.
Sales of new one-family homes fell to an annual rate of 647,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Up to 13.5 million taxpayers won’t be able to file their AMT-related returns until Feb. 11, said the IRS.
Pacificor has named portfolio manager Andy Mitchell to helm the hedge fund after Michael B. Klein, former CEO, died after his private plane crashed in Panama on Sunday.
The tax package also includes a seven-year renewal of a terrorism-insurance program.
Prices of existing single-family homes slumped for the tenth consecutive month in October.
Customers opened their wallets in November, as personal income and prices jumped, according to the Commerce Department.
The Vanguard Group has launched ETFs on the NYSE Arca today, which seek to track three MSCI Indexes.
The insurance company's president and chief executive, Michael G. Cherkasky, will step down.
