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Seventeen years ago, the fellow running the $44 billion Fidelity Magellan fund, Jeffrey Vinik, found himself touting his favorite technology investments in what most pickers of stocks would consider an outlet they would never set foot in.

Equity mutual funds are experiencing a resurgence in the first month of the new year. But investors continue to pour money into bond funds, as interest-rates remain low fpr the foreseeable future

Insurer Symetra is making wholesale changes to its Mutual Funds Trust.

Equinox Financial Group is following up on its recent acquisition of Tapestry Asset Management, a hedge fund shop, by launching a long/short fund with Princeton, NJ-based Tapestry as the subadvisor.

Eaton Vance has launched a new bond fund backed by veteran bond picker Kathleen Gaffney.

Less than half of Gen X consumers (46%) selected retirement as their top reason for saving, with vacation and travel the top choice for 38% of this demographic group.

U.S. mutual funds and ETFs drew in $17.9 billion the week ended Jan. 30, wrapping up the first month of 2013 with total net inflows of $51.7 billion.

A new addition has helped Focus Financial Partners, the largest partnership of independent wealth management firms, further develop its New York presence.

The firm’s chief market strategist, David Kelly, said tax hikes won’t be enough to knock consumer spending for 2013.

Merrill Lynch financial advisor Goran Bojovski, number 14 on the Top 40 Under 40 list, says that focusing on corporate retirement plans helps him serve a range of clients.