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How to Limit Big Losses

A fund’s volatility is a terrific predictor of how it will perform in a bear market.

A Safer Way to Invest in Emerging Markets

Bond funds offer a relatively low-risk way to invest in fast-growing developing nations. They’ll also profit from a falling dollar.

4 Reasons Not to Worry About Earnings

Don't let crummy profits and high valuations bother you -- they won't derail this bull market.

How to Profit From the Dollar's Descent

Find shelter in a fund that invests heavily in foreign bonds, such as Loomis Sayles Bond. Steer clear of most other “safe havens.”

The Case Against Commodities

Sold as a diversification tool, they failed badly last year -- and will fail to protect you again if the market turns south.

Stocks You Should Be Selling

The bull market, thus far, has favored small caps and weak companies. Get rid of them before it’s too late.

Watch for Falling REITs

A top real estate fund is avoiding almost all real estate investment trusts but finding bargains overseas and in bonds.

How to Prevent a Repeat of 2008

Without better regulation, we'll see a financial catastrophe far worse than the one that started a year ago with the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

A New Fund for Yield-Hungry Investors

The firm founded by famed distressed-securities investor Marty Whitman just launched a fund that should pay juicy yields.

Ride This Bull Market

If you've been on the sidelines, it's time to buy stocks. Here's why.

Cash Is Trash

Putting your money under the mattress made sense last year. But with yields on cash near zero, consider a short-term bond fund -- even for your safe money.

Cut Risk With These Two Dividend Funds

Funds that buy blue chips with rising dividends offer an ideal way to limit volatility in a still-fragile economy.

Low-Risk Option Funds

If you want to bet on options, consider Gateway Fund A and PowerShares S&P 500 BuyWrite Portfolio.

Give These Volatile Funds a Chance

Bridgeway Aggressive Investors 2 and CGM Focus plunged during the bear market. Now is the time to buy them.

4 Safe Industrial Stocks

They're not exciting, but shares of these companies remain cheap -- and should thrive even as U.S. consumer spending remains anemic.

Is It too Late to Buy Emerging Markets?

Stocks from developing countries have rallied strongly, but there still are opportunities to make money in this sector -- if you can handle the volatility.

4 Cheap Stocks to Buy Now

Low-risk blue chips in health care and defense are bargains. So is Fairholme fund.

The Best Target Funds

Although many took a beating in the bear market and are under the government's microscope, you still can find good options from Fidelity, T. Rowe Price and Vanguard.

Buy Stocks Now -- and Hold Them

One of the nation's best-known market historians says stocks are poised to rally -- not just this year, but over the coming decade.

Why I Would Avoid Index Funds

Actively managed funds are poised to beat index funds over the next year or two.

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