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2009 Broker Survey
Frustrated Americans are thinking about dumping their broker. How firms are trying to keep old clients -- and woo new ones.
Finding the Best Fit
Sorting the good brokers from the bad has never been more important, or more difficult. Our 17th annual survey picks winners and losers in six discount categories. Plus: rankings of seven full-service brokers.
'I Told You So'
People have been questioning Jeremy Grantham's judgment for the bulk of his 40-year investing career. And yet the often bearish Boston money manager is usually right. Now he's going against the grain again...and buying stocks.
The Reemerging Markets
As stock markets tanked in many developing nations, the countries' economies continued to grow. That's why some pros see compelling investments in places like China.
The New Prospectors
A new breed of real estate optimists are finding a silver lining in the housing meltdown by buying dirt-cheap homes in hard-hit neighborhoods, often for less than the price of a used car. SmartMoney looks at how, where and why they're investing.
Ten Things National Parks Won't Tell
Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon this summer could be a cheap and easy alternative to more-lavish vacation plans -- but only if you do your homework first.
Portfolio Play
Firms that corner the market in their industry are a good bet, especially in rocky times.
Bond Watch
Fewer top-rated corporate bonds means it's time for a new investment strategy.
The Corner Office
Controversial crops are helping Monsanto grow.
ETF Watch
Preferred stocks may be the best road into bank stocks.
Sector Watch
Should you invest in the firms that manage your money?
Fund Insider
Fund managers are sitting on tons of cash. We ask why.
Buy/Sell/Hold
Tackling technology stocks.
Health Care in a Hurry
Mini medical clinics are cropping up in drugstores and supermarkets nationwide, expanding tenfold in the past two years alone. Consumers like the evening and weekend hours, but what about having sutures removed just up the aisle from the mouthwash?
Green-Thumb Gadgets
Gardening today requires a lot less dirt under the fingernails -- that is, assuming you've got text-messaging plants, digital soil monitors and robotic lawn mowers. We spotlight the latest high-tech tools for your backyard 'staycation.'
Smart Consumer
The best and worst credit card rewards programs; beating the car-insurance rate hike; saving money through Twitter and Facebook.
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