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The Wall Street Journal Investing The stock market may be slumping, but other investments, from student housing to parking lots, are surging. Here's how to play them.
Consumers will be protected from debt-relief companies that charge hefty upfront fees and make questionable claims, thanks to new government rules that take full effect in late October.
Regardless of how offbeat some interview questions may sound, most employers have their own hidden reasons for asking them. The way you react to a question can actually score more points with the interviewer than the answer you give.
It's time for Sunday Journal's 41st Investment Dartboard contest, so fine-tune your stock-picking skills.
For investors in 529 plans, whose investment income is tax-free if the money is used for qualified college expenses, the past few years have been especially rough.
Be warned, retirement savers: Your target-date mutual fund might be acting more like a hedge fund.
With the vaunted price/earnings ratio losing its mojo as a market gauge, investors are seizing on better ways to value stocks.
Fixed-indexed insurance products, commonly called "equity-indexed annuities," offer the promise of protection on the downside combined with a guaranteed minimum upside. Do they deliver?
Previously limited mostly to institutions and wealthy individuals, managed-futures funds have proved an awkward fit for the mom-and-pop mutual-fund world.
A 50/50 mix of stocks and bonds across three index mutual funds or ETFs often performs better than more aggressive strategies and provides some shelter from risk.
Computer-driven mutual funds, chastened by poor results and a wave of redemptions, are striving to become a little more like people in their investment decisions.
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Ticker symbols are the vanity license plates of the ETF world, with fund sponsors vying furiously to outdo each other in coming up with the catchiest symbols.
As merger plays heat up, James Stewart focuses on two less-publicized names—Mosaic and Network Appliance—for his dollars.
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| Loan Types | Rate | Last Week | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr CD | 1.27% | down ↓ | see chart |
| 6 month CD | 0.90% | see chart | |
| 3 month CD | 0.61% | up ↑ | see chart |
| $10K MMA | 0.83% | see chart | |
| MMA | 0.82% | up ↑ | see chart |
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