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The U.S. Retirement Market, Third Quarter 2009 U.S. retirement assets rose $1.2 trillion to $15.6 trillion in the third quarter of 2009, accounting for 35 percent of all household financial assets in the United States.

Jones v. Harris Raises Vital Issues for Investors In a statement, ICI's Paul Schott Stevens said, "We hope the Court’s decision will affirm the…standard [that] has served investors well for almost 30 years.”

Fund Investors Lose Under Transaction Tax A tax on stock transactions will hit Main Street investors despite efforts to exempt funds, ICI President Paul Schott Stevens says.

Wall Street Journal v. The Facts on Money Market Funds An editorial on money market funds was wrong on the facts, wrong on the analysis, and wrong on the mutual fund industry’s commitment to its investors, ICI President Paul Schott Stevens writes in a letter to the editor.

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Q&A on 401(k) plans FAQs on 401(k) plans, which held an estimated $2.4 trillion in assets and represented approximately 17 percent of the $14 trillion U.S. retirement market at year-end 2008.

Q&A on Report of the Money Market Working Group Here are FAQs about the Report of the Money Market Working Group, which recommends new regulatory and oversight standards for money market funds.

Securities Transaction Tax Center Information, analysis, and resources on securities transaction taxes from ICI and other sources.

Target Retirement Date Funds Resource Center Information and resources on target retirement date funds, prepared by ICI.

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Weekly Flows of Long-Term Funds Total estimated inflows to long-term mutual funds were $8.86 billion for the week ended Wednesday, January 27.

Weekly Money Market Fund Assets Total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $13.55 billion to $3.205 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, February 3.

Monthly Trends In Mutual Fund Investing The combined assets of the nation’s mutual funds increased by $170.7 billion, or 1.6 percent, to $11.126 trillion in December.

Monthly Exchange-Traded Fund Assets The combined assets of the nation’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $777.13 billion in December.

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About the Investment Company Institute Education Foundation ICIEF partners with other organizations to promote investment education and participates in financial education campaigns that encourage saving and investing nationwide.

Microgrants for Metro Washington, DC Investor Education The ICI Education Foundation accepts and reviews applications from schools and nonprofit organizations for greater Washington, DC investor education microgrants on a rolling quarterly basis.

A Guide to Understanding Mutual Funds This guide explains mutual funds and the basic principles of fund investing.

A Guide to Closed-End Funds This brochure reviews the types of closed-end funds and their operations.

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IDC Files Supreme Court Brief in Jones v. Harris A friend-of-the-court brief by the Independent Directors Council explains the significant role independent directors play in reviewing investment advisory agreements.

IDC Compendium of Publications This compendium includes IDC task force and other papers on independent chair, self-assessments, oversight of multiple funds, fund mergers, service providers, derivatives, proxy voting, and valuation.

IDC Chair Stands Up for Directors IDC Chair Mike Scofield's op-ed piece in BoardIQ, expressing his hope the Supreme Court will understand the crucial role of independent directors when reviewing the Jones v. Harris case.

About the Independent Directors Council (IDC) IDC serves the mutual fund independent director community and provides a venue to advance the education, communication, and policy positions of mutual fund independent directors. IDC extends to all directors an invitation to participate in its programs and activities.

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