Investment trends

• $43 million: Net inflow of long-term funds like stocks, bonds and hybrids for March 2008.
• 34%: Percentage of mutual fund owners who only own funds outside employer-sponsored plans.
• $7.43 billion: Inflow of taxable bond funds for March 2008.
• 20%: Percentage of households headed by someone between 55 and 64 who own mutual funds, compared with 16 percent of people 65 or older.
• $2.55 billion: Inflow of municipal bond funds for March 2008.
• 80%: Percentage of mutual fund owners who own equity funds.
• 65%: Percentage of mutual fund owners who own money market funds.
• $56.8 billion: Inflow of money market funds for March 2008.

Source: Investment Company Institute