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Saturday, December 02, 2006
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INVESTING
Four Steps to Smart Giving
By applying principles used in investing strategies, donors can make better, more effective, philanthropic choices
FIVE FOR THE MONEY
Putting the Holiday Back in Holiday Travel
With airfare wars and blackout dates, booking plane seats can be daunting. Here are some tips to help smooth the way to Grandmother's house
INVESTING Q&A
Playing It Safe in Eastern Europe
Fund manager Thomas Neuhold of The World Funds is shunning commodities and energy, and betting on banks, real estate, and telecom
FIVE FOR THE MONEY
Bond Investing for Newbies
It's not for everyone, but the bond market is becoming more accessible to small investors and can provide ways to diversify your portfolio
NEWS ANALYSIS
An ETF Ventures Into Private Equity
But the planned PowerShares Listed Private Equity Portfolio raises some red flags for individual investors
INVESTING SURVIVAL GUIDE
Preparing for Aging Parents
Dealing with the vicissitudes of old age can be challenging. But there's lots you can do, including Rule No. 1: Be prepared
FIVE FOR THE MONEY
Don't Let Housing Haunt Your Retirement
With home-lending debt stretching further into the "golden years," older Americans may need extra income. Here are ways to counteract the crunch
FIVE FOR THE MONEY
Hedging Without a Hedge Fund
Can't muster the megabucks needed to gain entry? These mutual funds use hedge-like strategies, and they could help lower overall portfolio risk
FUND INVESTOR : FUND INSIGHT
• From S&P
Mutual Funds: Few Consistent Winners
S&P finds only a small number of equity funds manage to keep a top-level performance over time. Here are the ones that have excelled
INVESTING SURVIVAL GUIDE
Winning Your Independence
Building a life with sound financial footing can be a challenge in a confusing world
INVESTING SURVIVAL GUIDE
Best Blogs for the Young and Broke
Should you be clipping coupons or should you just stop buying "crap?" Here are some blogs to help you get real about money
S&P PROMISING GROWTH PORTFOLIO
• From S&P
Picking Winners Warren's Way
This S&P stock screen picks stocks using criteria similar to the legendary investor's growth-oriented style
2006 RETIREMENT GUIDE
Retirement Guide
Retirement means making careful plans--about what to do, where to live, and how to pay for it all
FIVE FOR THE MONEY
Preparing Your Finances for Disaster
When things go wrong, ready access to cash, adequate insurance, and secure documents can stop a bad situation from becoming irreparably worse
MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD
How's Your Fund Doing?
Find out on our new and improved scoreboard -- which features more S&P data and better search capabilities along with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings
THE PAYOUT
One-Stop Dividend Shopping
A portfolio of dividend-paying stocks in a single security can simplify your life. But mind those ETF differences
FRONTIERS OF INVESTING
ETFs: Sliced, Diced, and Razor-Thin
These exchange-traded funds are super-specialized and promise new opportunities. But are they right for you?
THE BEST FUND MANAGERS 2006
The Best Fund Managers
Just in: The results of the Standard & Poor's/BusinessWeek Excellence in Fund Management Awards for 2006
SMART STEPS FOR YOUNG INVESTORS
Jump-Start a Lifetime of Saving
For those just launching their working lives, target-date lifecycle funds are as easy as they sensible
PERSONAL BUSINESS
How do your picks compare?
How to customize BusinessWeek Online's Mutual Fund Scoreboard to sort by what's most important to you
SPECIAL REPORT
Saving for College
How to evaluate the costs and the return on your investment; Finding free money; Easing the payback pain; And lots more
INVESTING SPECIAL REPORT
Finding the Right Money Coach
Follow our five steps to finding, vetting, and choosing the right candidate to be your financial adviser. The effort will pay off
Portfolio Tracker Follow your investments. Get Standard & Poor's Fair Value price and 75 STARS rankings Real-Time Quotes For a nominal monthly fee, you can now get real-time streaming quotes to help you pull the trigger on trades at the best possible time Mutual Fund Scoreboard How's your fund doing? Find out with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings S&P Global Funds Screener Search all the European and international funds rated by S&P and read the research to uncover investments that suit your aims Stock Screeners Use our three screeners to find the equities that suit your investing needs S&P 500 Scoreboard Choose from among 12 performance measures to rank and find the best stocks among the BW50 and S&P 500 companies S&P Core Earnings What do big companies really earn? According to Standard & Poor's, a lot less than they reported. Here are S&P core earnings as of June, 2002 for companies in the S&P 500-stock index and S&P's methodology. Capital Gains Calculator A tool to help you decide when to sell |
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