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Wish list: information and more information
(12/2/2001)
Dear fund company executives: Given the general performance of your offerings, you're probably in no mood to give presents this holiday season. That's good, because I don't want them.

Battered, bruising stock options seen in harsh light of new day
(12/2/2001)
Stock options, the ultimate get-rich-quick employee perk of the 1990s, have become the new symbol for just how quickly paper fortunes can get torched in a bear market.

Guard against financial impulses
(11/28/2001)
If you're like a lot of consumers, you're stuck in the middle this holiday season, unable to be as emotionally gung-ho as you have been in the past, yet finding it hard to break away from the cycle of spending and giving gifts.

Skip mall, aim for long haul with gift of shares
(11/25/2001)
In many ways, shopping for mutual funds is a lot easier than shopping for holiday gifts.

Tax-loss selling plan can backfire
(11/21/2001)
The year-end tax strategy getting the most ink this year could easily derail your investment performance.

Things you don't want to hear from managers
(11/18/2001)
There are some things you just don't want to hear from your mutual fund manager.

Data show investors' actions speak louder than words
(11/14/2001)
Investors are doing the right thing for times like these, but they're going about it the wrong way, judging from two studies released Monday.

Treasury bond changes affect us all
(11/7/2001)
If you've been one of those folks who was absolutely certain that changes in interest rates weren't really going to affect you, it's time to wake up.

In these cases, giving money away's the idea
(11/4/2001)
For months now, with the market in a long, steep decline, a lot of investors have felt they were giving away their money when they sent it into a fund company.