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6 Ways to Avoid an Audit
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10 Things Medicare Won't Tell You
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PLAYWednesday, March 27: Three Stocks to....
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Should You Ever Buy Into New ETFs?
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Lessons From Past Dow Milestones
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PLAYEurope, Cyprus Hold U.S. Futures in ....
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Companies Make Smokers Pay
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Tax Breaks for Working Parents
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H&R Block Snafu Delays Refunds
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Dow's Back on Top, but Are You?
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Best and Worst Brokers of 2012
Brokers are luring investors with high-tech tools and more. Our annual survey ranks the good and the bad.
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Can Billionaire Manager Ron Baron Regain His Touch?
Ron Baron could do no wrong as a stock picker in the '80s and '90s. But as Baron has become more baronial, performance has suffered.
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The Sibling Sinkhole
SmartMoney Magazine: How showing a little brotherly love can be an expensive proposition.
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10 Things Hollywood Won't Tell You
Now playing: sequels, 3-D reruns and long ads.
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Too Close for Comfort
Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Dahl discusses the June issue.
INVEST
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The Reignited Tech Sector
Technology stocks have rebounded and are once again the darling of the market. Can the resurgence last?
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Latin American Stocks on a Tear
While China gets the most attention, Latin America's economies -- and its stocks -- are growing fast.
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Why a 'Balanced' Portfolio May Not Work
Arends: That 60/40 portfolio of stocks and bonds your adviser is pushing might not work.
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General Dynamics Changes Tactics
The defense contractor faces a tough enemy: potential cuts in defense.
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Making Money in the Music Biz
It's never been easier to start a record label -- and never been harder to make it pay.
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What's the Best Way to Invest in Bonds?
I want to invest in bonds. How do yield fluctuations affect prices? What about interest rates?
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Perfect Portfolios: Your Next Move in This Market
As the Dow posted its sixth straight loss on Wednesday -- thanks to new worries out of Europe -- we asked the pros what you should do now.
PICK
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The Stealth-Growth Stocks
Even firms offering decidedly unsexy products and services can grow quickly, pros say. But the best prospects aren't easy to find.
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IPOs in ETFs: Yesterday's News
The exchange-traded fund industry's effort to jump into fresh IPOs is a little stale, analysts say.
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Cashing In on a Cashless Society
In a few years, mobile phones could make all those dollar bills stuffed in your wallet obsolete. A safe, and a riskier, way to invest in the rise of mobile payments.
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Gas Pains Bring Investor Gains
Hough: Where to look now that natural gas stocks are out of steam.
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Can High Oil Prices Be Good for Non-Oil Companies?
Higher oil prices are putting many companies over a barrel. But which stocks can keep on pumping -- even if oil keeps rising?
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Financial Planners Are Wooing the Unwed
Advisers are committing to a new market: the growing number of American couples who are opting out of marriage.
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Why Borrowing From Your Broker Is Risky Business
Some financial pros are becoming lenders to their own clients. But should your adviser really double as your banker?
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How to Take Control of Your 401(k)
Ruffenach: Chances are good the funds in your 401(k) yield only about 2 percent.
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Websites Wooing Tomorrow's Thomas Edisons
Machan: An 'industry of failure,' flooded with folks trying to build a better spatula.
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If Laid Off, Must I Pay 401(k) Loan Penalties?
I was recently laid off, and I have a loan from my 401(k). Do I have to pay penalties on this since I lost my job through no fault of my own?
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Can I Convert a Traditional IRA to a Roth — and Then Open Another Roth?
I'm retired and earning $6,000 annually by working part-time. If I convert a traditional IRA to a Roth, can I open a separate Roth in the same calendar year? The rollover amount, by the way, is less than what I'm earning at my job.
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DiCaprio's App Inception
It's tough to be a Hollywood cool kid these days without your own tech investment, so it's no surprise Leonardo DiCaprio has claimed a seat on the start-up bandwagon.
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Wedding Crashers: Saying 'I Do' in Public
Need an alternative to the $25,000 to-do? Introducing the stealth approach, where couples quietly trade "I dos" in a host of public forums.
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Turn Your Bathroom Into an At-Home Day Spa
Resort-style fixtures can transform a boring bathroom.
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The New Muzak: Scent Marketing
Kadet: What's that smell? Companies using scent marketing say it's the sweet smell of success.
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The $4,000 Bulletproof Polo Shirt
For the man who lives dangerously -- but still wants to look devil-may-care.
SmartMoney Columnists
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ROI
Brett Arends
Which investments are undervalued and poised to grow? How can you make your portfolio cost-effective? Brett Arends, an inveterate bargain hunter, puts his skills to work answering these questions and more.
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Stock Screen
Jack Hough
Which stocks will shine? Jack Hough searches the markets for clues that point to tomorrow's top performers.
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Tough Customer
Anne Kadet
From credit cards and charitable giving to online dating and the hunt for discontinued products, Anne Kadet takes an offbeat look at consumer behavior, customer service and marketing trends.
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Smart Ideas
Dyan Machan
Small businesses are the engine of the economy; Dyan Machan finds out what kind of fuel makes them go. Innovation, strategy and tips for start-up entrepreneurs, in Smart Ideas.
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The New Retirement
Glenn Ruffenach
For a growing number of baby boomers, there is no more pressing financial issue than retirement. Glenn Ruffenach looks at strategies, ideas and tools to help prepare for, and make the most of, life after 50.
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Money and Your Mind
Ryan Sager
If you think personal finance is all about math skills and timing, your brain has a surprise for you. Wall Street Journal editor Ryan Sager explores the intersection of psychology and investing in Money & Your Mind.
