TABLE OF CONTENTS:
NOVEMBER 2008
COVER STORY
Inside the November Issue
The Fannie Mae Trap
Two smart and savvy investment icons fell hard for Fannie and Freddie. What were they thinking?
Two smart and savvy investment icons fell hard for Fannie and Freddie. What were they thinking?
Appraising the Home Appraisers
They're supposed to be the market's gatekeepers. But who are they really working for?
They're supposed to be the market's gatekeepers. But who are they really working for?
A Tax Hat Trick for Health Accounts
Procrastinators can open an HSA now and still fund it to the max.
Procrastinators can open an HSA now and still fund it to the max.
Two Ways to Extend Health Insurance
Tax breaks versus expanded public coverage are the options this election.
Tax breaks versus expanded public coverage are the options this election.
7 Great Companies for $7 or Less
We think these stocks are underpriced and undervalued, and could make you money down the road.
We think these stocks are underpriced and undervalued, and could make you money down the road.
Best of the Online Brokers
Fidelity, with a wide array of investment choices and a terrific Web site, takes top honors. PLUS: Invest with your friends.
Fidelity, with a wide array of investment choices and a terrific Web site, takes top honors. PLUS: Invest with your friends.
Pay Less Tax on Your Funds
How to avoid or postpone the tax on capital gains, and the funds that can help you do it.
How to avoid or postpone the tax on capital gains, and the funds that can help you do it.
Those Bargain-Hunter Blues
Value investing is being put to the test. Yet some sharp managers have stayed on key.
Value investing is being put to the test. Yet some sharp managers have stayed on key.
Swim Among the Water Stocks
Profit from companies that help purify and transport an increasingly precious liquid asset.
Profit from companies that help purify and transport an increasingly precious liquid asset.
Riding the Wave Up Overseas
Tocqueville International Value fund invests wherever misery is at its crest.
Tocqueville International Value fund invests wherever misery is at its crest.
Plug Your Home's Costly Leaks
Pinpoint problems with an energy audit and save big bucks. SLIDE SHOW: What You Could Save on Home Energy Costs
Pinpoint problems with an energy audit and save big bucks. SLIDE SHOW: What You Could Save on Home Energy Costs
Mom I Dropped My Laptop
Does your insurance cover your college kid? Should you cosign his lease? Answers to these and other cries for help.
Does your insurance cover your college kid? Should you cosign his lease? Answers to these and other cries for help.
A Tax Break for Insurance Stock
In a complex case on the demutualization of insurance companies, a court rules against the IRS. But expect an appeal.
In a complex case on the demutualization of insurance companies, a court rules against the IRS. But expect an appeal.
Confessions of a Debt Collector
Fred Williams, a reporter for the Buffalo News, worked for three months at a debt-collection agency to see how one operates. Here is his report.
Fred Williams, a reporter for the Buffalo News, worked for three months at a debt-collection agency to see how one operates. Here is his report.
My Story: Scrambling to Avoid Foreclosure
Refinancing with a subprime mortgage just before home prices plummeted left this couple owing more than their house is worth. Now they're trying to sell it.
Refinancing with a subprime mortgage just before home prices plummeted left this couple owing more than their house is worth. Now they're trying to sell it.
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