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Boost Your Returns
With the short-term outlook uncertain for stocks, investors are hoping for bigger gains from the plain-vanilla parts of their portfolios. Ways to get greater rewards from bonds, dividends and bank savings.
Ten Ways to Make Your Boss Love You
In today's choppy economy, keeping your job is Job One. And that means keeping your boss happy. How workers can do it -- without sacrificing their dignity.
The New Balancing Act
Landing work after a layoff is never easy. But more midcareer professionals find themselves piecing together a patchwork of part-time gigs in this tight job market. Meet a few of them.
Paging Dr. No
Every year, private insurers reject tens of millions of medical claims, leaving patients scrambling for alternatives. We shadow an insurance-company medical director to see how the toughest decisions get made.
Driving Made Simple
Eager to leave bailouts and bankruptcies behind, the auto industry is working to make its wheels leaner, greener and more profitable. We pick the best new models in four categories: green machines, family haulers, luxury coupes and value sedans.
* Also See: SmartMoney's 2010 Car Buying Guide
Ten Things Bankruptcy Court Won't Tell You
Middle-class folks battered by the recession are doing what was once unthinkable -- and finding out there's life after personal bankruptcy.
Portfolio Play
Heath care reform should create new winners.
Washington
Cashing in on the mortgage mess.
Strategies
Tips for your TIPS.
The Corner Office
Southwest Airlines' CEO says the worst is yet to come.
ETF Watch
Two similar small-cap ETFs, two very different records.
Bond Watch
How to tell if your bond fund has robust research.
Sector Watch
Smartphone sales may help wireless-tower operators.
Buy/Sell/Hold
A taste of packaged foods.
Kitchen Cost Cutters
If the marinara sauce on your favorite eatery's spaghetti starts tasting a little different, it might be because an "efficiency consultant" recommended cutting back on the olive oil. We go inside the world of professional restaurant cost cutters to see how they're affecting the dining-out experience.
Decorating With Burlap
Beds crafted from old barn siding. Couches covered in army-surplus pup tents. Lawn chairs made of melted-down milk jugs. Discovering what's truly earth-friendly in the increasingly crowded world of green furniture.
Smart Consumer
What to watch for when choosing a new health-care benefits plan. Plus: picking the right online financial-planning site.
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