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Build Your Financial Life Plan
With the recovery stalling, consumers are casting a wider net to find strategies for protecting their wealth. We offer a four-part blueprint for taking care of your investments and your family. Plus: new rules for hiring a financial adviser.
Who's Guarding the Stimulus Stash?
The feds are pumping billions into the economy to create jobs. Getting a piece of that pie may mean submitting a detailed application—to your neighbor. We meet the local potentates who've become America's financial gatekeepers.
The King of Small Caps
Some investment pros say it's time for smaller firms to take a backseat to big blue-chip companies in the stock market. Whitney George, whose Royce Low-Priced Stock fund trounced the overall market last year, isn't buying it.
Manufacturing Profits
Why waste a recession? Some industrial companies took advantage of the downturn to become more efficient while still investing in their most promising markets. We found five manufacturers ready to capitalize on a global recovery.
The Virtual Doctor
About 40 percent of physicians are now working online—cutting costs and sparing patients any waiting-room delays. But faster and cheaper aren't always better.
Ten Things Your Tree Service Won't Tell You
Lush, healthy trees are a homeowner's pride and joy. But improving on Mother Nature can be tricky business. Some advice before you hire help.
Portfolio Play
How "go anywhere" funds could fit into your mix.
Fund Watch
Regulating how brokers use Twitter and other social media.
The Corner Office
Not every day is take-your-dog-to-work day at PetSmart.
ETF Watch
Some low-cost ETFs are costly.
Fund Insider
Were target-date funds built using faulty assumptions?
Bond Watch
Why short-term bond funds are awash in cash.
Strategies
Dividends could be a better deal than a firm's own bonds.
Buy/Sell/Hold
Are retail stocks on sale?
Is It Real, or Is It Fake?
More Americans are replacing sod with a new version of the neon-green plastic that used to cover football fields. The turf industry says it looks real and saves on maintenance, but many neighbors still aren't convinced.
The Green Watchdogs
As companies jockey for a piece of the trillion-dollar green economy, consumers are faced with an ever-growing array of "eco-friendly" products. Who are the self-appointed experts certifying these claims?
Smart Consumer
After months of deals, travel costs are on the rise. Our tips on vacationing for less. Also: getting more from credit card rewards.
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