TABLE OF CONTENTS:
JULY 2008
COVER STORY
Inside the July Issue
Funds for All Seasons
These stock funds made money during the second-worst market downturn since the Great Depression and have posted better returns than the S&P 500.
These stock funds made money during the second-worst market downturn since the Great Depression and have posted better returns than the S&P 500.
Best Strategies to Beat Rising Prices
Start by saving on fuel and food, then move on to refinancing your debt.
Start by saving on fuel and food, then move on to refinancing your debt.
Expect the Dollar to Buck Up Soon
A rally would bring consumers a little relief on prices, but it may not last long.
A rally would bring consumers a little relief on prices, but it may not last long.
What You'll See As Airlines Merge
Expect higher prices and fuller flights -- but maybe a free ticket.
Expect higher prices and fuller flights -- but maybe a free ticket.
Earn 8% or More
From tankers to pipelines to real estate stocks, we've uncovered the investments with the best yields.
From tankers to pipelines to real estate stocks, we've uncovered the investments with the best yields.
Stocks Buffett Would Love
He didn't ask us, but we found five great companies that fit his criteria.
He didn't ask us, but we found five great companies that fit his criteria.
Big Pharma: Too Cheap to Pass Up
Everyone, it seems, hates the drug industry. That makes this sector a contrarian's dream.
Everyone, it seems, hates the drug industry. That makes this sector a contrarian's dream.
Active ETFs Are Hamstrung
The first five are out. Expect a flood of additional funds despite their limitations.
The first five are out. Expect a flood of additional funds despite their limitations.
A Numbers Guy Defies Emotion
Hennessy Focus buys cheap, growing companies, then dumps most of them in a year.
Hennessy Focus buys cheap, growing companies, then dumps most of them in a year.
Dodge & Cox Goes Global
The firm's fifth fund will combine the best of its domestic and international funds.
The firm's fifth fund will combine the best of its domestic and international funds.
No More Sneaky Fees
Companies collect billions by nickel-and-diming you. It's time to stop letting them get away with it.
Companies collect billions by nickel-and-diming you. It's time to stop letting them get away with it.
Cash in on Your Life
It's easier now to sell a life-insurance policy for immediate cash. But it's not always a good idea.
It's easier now to sell a life-insurance policy for immediate cash. But it's not always a good idea.
The Strange Saga of STOLI
Investors and middlemen make such big profits buying seniors' life-insurance policies that they're enticing people to take out unneeded insurance expressly for quick resale. But their greed may be catching up with them.
Investors and middlemen make such big profits buying seniors' life-insurance policies that they're enticing people to take out unneeded insurance expressly for quick resale. But their greed may be catching up with them.
Secret Ways to Boost Your Social Security
Four legal strategies for adding as much as $12,000 a year to your retirement income.
Four legal strategies for adding as much as $12,000 a year to your retirement income.
The Home-Equity Door Slams Shut
Anxious lenders are freezing lines of credit. Borrowers are in a fix.
Anxious lenders are freezing lines of credit. Borrowers are in a fix.
The Refinancing Runaround
Homeowners who want to refinance their first mortgage may face a new hurdle: second-lien holders who refuse to agree to queue up behind first-mortgage holders and risk being left out in the cold if you default.
Homeowners who want to refinance their first mortgage may face a new hurdle: second-lien holders who refuse to agree to queue up behind first-mortgage holders and risk being left out in the cold if you default.
Where Savers Can Find High Rates
Despite the Fed's recent interest-rate cuts, you can find a high-paying account -- if you know where to look.
Despite the Fed's recent interest-rate cuts, you can find a high-paying account -- if you know where to look.
A Reprieve on Student Loans
Some student borrowers who still have federal Stafford loans with variable interest rates just got good news.
Some student borrowers who still have federal Stafford loans with variable interest rates just got good news.
Learning to Be an Un-Consumer
A marketing manager co-founded The Compact, a group that avoids unnecessary consumption. Two years later, it has more than 8,000 followers.
A marketing manager co-founded The Compact, a group that avoids unnecessary consumption. Two years later, it has more than 8,000 followers.
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