Friday, January 09, 2009
Job Losses: How Bad Could It Get? Video: Our take on today's numbers and what they tell us about our current place in the recession.

Six Great Rebound Candidates for 2009 and Beyond Hard hit funds often the lead the way in a rally, and these picks from Director of Research Russ Kinnel have already shown they have a lot of pop on up days.

Banks and the Avalanche of Deflation How we arrived at asset deflation, the impacts of deleveraging, future banking trends, and the effect of massive stimulus.

Four Index Funds That Deserve Attention Big index funds get all the press, but these lesser-known funds are intriguing.

Visit Our New Retirement Center Get IRA, 401(k), estate and portfolio planning tips, plus use our Retirement Savings Calculator and more.

Your Top Five Financial Goals for the New Year Focus on what you can control.

Our Fund Managers of the Year for 2008 These managers have served shareholders well over the long term, including damage control in a brutal 2008.

Buffett Earns Our 2008 CEO of the Year Award Did Health Care Help These Funds in 2008? Funds Burned by the Satyam Scandal Developed-Markets Int'l ETFs Look Cheap More Articles...
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Mutual Funds
Is It Time to Buy Vanguard's Recently Reopened Funds? These four funds may be out of favor, but their fundamentals remain intact.

The Star Rating Performs Well but Our Picks Are Better Our annual update shows the star rating and picks keep chugging along.

Globe-Trotting Stock Funds You Can Stick With Getting an Edge from Sticking Around Don't Expect Normal Markets in 2009
Stocks
Our Outlook for the Market Broken record, or a consistent message? The market still looks cheap to us. Get our sector-by-sector take and picks.

Is Real Estate Value an Oxymoron? Our commercial real estate outlook viewed through real estate investment trusts.

Our Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Review Strike Oil by Following in Buffett's Footsteps These Leisure Stocks Can Put Money to Work
ETFs
Playing Gold's Strength with ETFs Gold is making a strong case as a disaster hedge.

Tax Man Cometh for Leveraged, Inverse ETFs ETFs are generally tax-efficient, but a few are delivering unwelcome news this year.

Are Treasuries in a Bubble? Investors in These ETFs Are Giving Thanks
Personal Finance
A New Year Portfolio Checkup in Five Steps Troubleshoot problems now to improve your bottom line in 2009.

Rebalancing Made Simple Your step-by-step guide to restoring your asset allocation.

Getting the Best Deal on Fund Share Classes Don't Make These Three Investment Mistakes Should You Take a Loss in Your IRA?
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Stocks Drop Sharply After December Jobs Report

Reports: Citigroup May Merge Brokerage Unit with Morgan's

Reports: Rubin to Leave Citigroup

U.S. Market News
December Payrolls Plunge by More than Half a Million

Obama Urges Spending Jolt to Avert 'Severe' Recession

U.S. Consumer Credit Falls by Greatest-Ever Amount in Nov.

Retailers Have Not-So-Merry Holidays

Treasuries Gain After Weak Jobs Report

Initial Jobless Claims Fall, Continuing Claims Rise

ADP Shows 693,000 Jobs Lost in December

Stock Analyst Notes
Best Buy Holding Up Relatively Well

CVS' 2009 Outlook Disappoints Many

Family Dollar Sees More Middle-Income Shopper Visits

Satyam Chairman Resigns

Weak Spending Spared Few Retailers

TD Ameritrade to Buy Thinkorswim

Outlook for Refined Product Pipelines

Expectations for Investment Banks' 4Q

New Agreement for Chesapeake CEO

Fair Isaac Announces Job Cuts

Obama Plan Good for Builders

Monday
Broad market losses are going to shrink Schwab's profits.
World Market News
London Shares Lower; BSkyB, Pearson Downgraded

Tokyo Eases on Jitters Over U.S. Jobs Data

Bank of England Cuts Key Interest Rate to All-Time Low

Mexico Down as U.S. Economic Worries Rise; Chile Cuts Key Rate 1%

Fund News
Treasury, Foreign-Currency ETFs Provided Shelter in Brutal 2008

World Fund Managers Say Economic Deterioration Is Slowing

Madoff's Rise Fueled by Leverage, Controversial Fees

List of Entities Announcing Exposure to Madoff Investments

Most Popular Articles
The Best and Worst New Funds of 2008

Five More Stocks with Zero Value

Our Nominees for Domestic-Stock Manager of the Year

Our Outlook for the Market

Don't Make These Three Investment Mistakes

The Star Rating Performs Well but Our Picks Are Better

Don't Expect Normal Markets in 2009

2008 Fund Reopenings: Take Your Pick--and See Ours

Vanguard Bucks the Trend on Outflows in November

We Think the Dow Is Trading at a 30% Discount

The Dark Side of Low Oil Prices

What Next from the Fed?

What Dragged Munis Into the Storm

The Automakers in Four Years

Where to Look for Reliable Income


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