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Investors, Relax About Rising Interest Rates
Rates must go substantially higher before bonds can challenge the return on stocks.
Our Practical Investor Fights Inflation with These 6 Investments
Kathy Kristof invests her real money to help you be a better investor. Her latest buys protect her portfolio from rising prices.
Stocks Back From the Bailout
I've made the stocks of both AIG and GM top-ten holdings because I see them as classic values.
Practical Investing: Beware Overpaid Executives
No set amount automatically raises alarms, but several pay practices are red flags.
5 Mutual Funds for Socially Responsible Investors
You don't have to give up performance to invest with your conscience.
Time to Take Tax-Free Stock Profits
If you qualify, use the capital gains break this year.
How to Build 'Team You'
Our writers know a thing or two about going to knowledgeable sources they—and you—can trust.
How Investors Can Prosper From High Gas Prices
The best approach is to invest in large, high-quality energy firms run by experienced managers.
Private Equity Is a Plus
Academic research shows that private equity produces stronger and more-resilient companies.
7 Tips to Be a Better Investor
Be a DIY investor with stocks, bonds, funds and ETFs.
5 Questions to Ask to Find the Right Financial Adviser for You
Follow these steps to find the right professional for you.
Should You Invest in Fairholme Fund?
After a miserable 2011, Bruce Berkowitz’s fund has bounced back sharply this year. But we still think it’s too risky for most investors.
10 Stocks that Surged Since the Market Bottomed in 2009
On the third anniversary of the market's nadir, we look at the rags-to-riches companies whose shares have gained the most.
4 Stocks That Mimic Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway
These Berkshire Hathaway look-alikes may deserve a spot in your portfolio.
The Return of American Century Legacy Large Cap
American Century returns to the leaders list with a fund that uses computers to pick stocks.
A Humbling Year for a Hedge-Fund Manager
Mutual-fund managers who beat the market for a time have a nasty habit of reverting to the mean.
Small Bank Stocks Worth Buying
The ones I favor don't extend loans to Greece and don't load up on fancy derivatives.
Bond Funds That Put Cash in Your Pocket
We identify funds and ETFs that deliver the best yields without taking big chances.
Know Your Target-Date Fund's Retirement Strategy
Avoid a nasty surprise by knowing your retirement fund’s strategy.
New Strategies to Ease Into a Secure Retirement
New strategies to design the lifestyle you want and make sure you have the money to pay for it.
Going Abroad Pays Dividends for
This ETF
Only foreign companies that consistently increase payouts qualify for the PowerShares International Dividend Achievers ETF.
Buying Stocks on the Cheap
I like beaten-down stocks with solid dividends. But management counts, too.
Alternative Investments for a Smoother Ride
Assets that are neither stocks nor bonds may dampen volatility in your portfolio, but they do come with their own risks.
The Great Yield Mirage
Be wary of yields that seem too good to be true.
Great Deals in Munis
The little-known Managers AMG GW&K Municipal Bond Fund looks for bargains among the highest-quality tax-free bonds.
An Economist's Prediction of Widespread "Financial Repression"
Savers and bond investors will suffer in the coming years as governments keep interest rates artificially low, says Carmen Reinhart, co-author of a well-received book called This Time is Different. Stocks will stay volatile but do better than bonds.
How an Individual Investor Picks Stocks
Our practical investor and columnist Kathy Kristof considers six factors when she picks stocks -- price versus earnings, growth, dividends, cash flow, industry trends and governance.
Andrew Feinberg's 4 Stock Picks for 2012
My final four for the New Year's portfolio include J.C. Penney, Ashland, Motorola Solutions and the Brick.
8 Dividend-Growth Stock Picks
Investing in companies that regularly raise their payouts means fatter returns ahead.
4 New Rules for Investors
Here are four tips for earning a decent return even if stocks stay in a funk for years.
James Glassman's 10 Picks for 2012
These ten investing suggestions should do well for your portfolio in the New Year and beyond.
Should You Dump These Former Mutual Fund Stars?
One of these funds deserves another chance, but the other three have got to go.
Hard-Knock Lessons for Individual Investors
Our practical investor and columnist Kathy Kristof learned the hard way that smart investing requires discipline and patience.
7 Pitfalls of Exchange-Traded Funds
ETFs have a lot going for them, but they are not without shortcomings.
Picking the Best of Everything in 2011
We picked the brains of our staff experts to find out which blogs and other resources they swear by.
The Cook & Bynum Fund's 10-Stock Portfolio
This large blend fund is off to a fine start. But its concentrated approach carries big risks.
Our Practical Investor Picks Her Stocks
Columnist Kathy Kristof launches her portfolio, putting her real money into the market so she can help you be a better investor.
Why Knight Kiplinger Is Sticking With Stocks
Especially for investors under the age of 50, stocks must still be the foundation for every long-term investment strategy.
How to Be a Better Stock Investor
Improve your stock-investing skills by knowing how to buy and when to sell.
How to Be a Better Fund Investor
Understand the fund-investing fundamentals of how to buy and when to sell.
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