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Capitol crunch
Social Security and tax reform are on Bush's investor-friendly agenda.

Going global
Adding an overseas fund could be just the tonic for your portfolio.

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Regaining ground
Despite bad guesses, fund investors score second-quarter gains.

Stocks | Mutual Funds | Tools

Stocks

Despite heady gains, it will be a long time before investors see Nasdaq 5000 again (1/17/05)

Baby boomers nearing retirement need to start shifting their investing gears (10/25/04)

Six New York Stock Exchange firms will list on Nasdaq, too (1/26/04)

Industrial stocks, along with financials and healthcare, may be the market's hot spots (1/19/04)

Wall Street's party may run out of steam unless the economy shows up for the celebration (6/30/03)

Get ready for a decade of wimpy returns from stocks (4/22/02)

2001 marks first double dip since the early '70s for stock mutuals (1/21/02)

All eyes are on Alan Greenspan as he gears up for his next big move (1/28/02)

A nightmare year for most investors ends on a promising note (1/20/03)

In the face of the market's dramatic fall, investors find it hard to focus on any good economic news (7/29/02)

Some lessons from 2001's recession (4/15/02)

Shaping up in a slump (4/15/02)

Investors have plenty of reasons to remain skittish about corporate earnings (7/29/02)

A portfolio that panders to humankind's moral weaknesses might redeem investors' fortunes (7/29/02)

Money Show attendees lick their wounds but keep the faith (3/11/02)

There's no shortage of opinions at the Money Show (3/11/02)

Sophisticated computer programs take the human element out of picking winners on Wall Street (1/28/02)

Amateur investors and AI (1/28/02)

Mutual Funds

Top five funds in different objective categories during the third quarter of 2004.

Second quarter (2004)

First quarter (2004)

Fourth quarter (2003)

Third quarter (2003)

A fourth-quarter rally leaves investors with average returns (1/17/05)

Stock mutual funds slide into reverse (10/25/04)

Funds ran out of gas in the second quarter (8/2/04)

Small-company stocks lead the way in the first quarter of 2004 (5/3/04)

Fidelity and Vanguard are bigger than ever since the fund scandals. (5/3/04)

Critics and consumers fear Vanguard has lost some of its idealism (5/3/04)

Taxing choices for investors in planning portfolios (5/3/04)

A dash of international funds or stocks could add some oomph to your portfolio (5/3/04)

Mutual funds turn in their best year in four (1/19/04)

Low-key congressman watches out for "the investor class" (1/19/04)

Does a rebound for technology mutual funds signal more profitable times for investors? (4/21/03)

Market losses can turn into benefits on your tax return by offsetting gains and other income (1/20/03)

Funds for the long haul: These managers have stood the test of time. (1/20/03)

A host of mutual funds offer investors a way to play the global game (2/11/02)

Professional management can help lessen the risk of biotech investing (1/21/02)

Can mutual fund firms serve both corporate America and shareholders? (10/21/02)

Tools

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