Smart Money - March 2010 PDF
Name Digital Magazine: Smart Money
Year: 2010
Issue: March
Country: US
Language: English
Format magazine: PDF
Pages: 99 pages
Size: 7.9 Mb
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SmartMoney is a magazine that resonates with the professional man. It is a magazine that speaks to the multi-faceted, successful man, who is seeking answers to tough financial questions. The unique blend of intelligent advice, financial journalism, and lifestyle articles makes it a must-read for tastemakers and influencers alike.
Content issue Smart Money - March 2010 PDF:
51 Award-Winning Funds It may have been the roughest five years in mutual fund history, but some managers dodged the worst of the crash, pounced on every opportunity and produced double-digit returns for their investors. Here are 15 of the best. By Daren Fonda, Reshma Kapadia and Russell Pearlman 58 Roth Plans: Taxes Now or Taxes Later? Thanks to recent changes in the tax code, millions of upper-income taxpayers can now move their retirement savings into roth accounts. Why the opportunity is good for some people—and too good to be true for others. By Lauren Young 64 The Attic Upgrade as the economy forces many families to remodel rather than move, they’re looking to the dark, drafty place usually home to steamer trunks. The latest action under the eaves. By Alyssa Abkowitz 68 Profits From Abroad Buying foreign stocks isn’t the only way to benefit from growth in overseas economies. Investors are capturing a big chunk of it by looking to U.s. firms that get more than half their sales outside the country. By Elizabeth O’Brien and Reshma Kapadia 74 Too Sick to Work? They Disagree More firms are scaling back or dropping disability coverage—creating a crisis for ill and injured workers. We examine a troubling hole in the workplace safety net. By Brad Reagan 90 Ten Things Your Taxi Service Won’t Tell You Put it this way: In las vegas, it’s not just the casinos profiting from visitors. Being stuck in traffic isn’t the reason, though. How not to get taken for a ride. By Jim Rendon streetsmart Columnists Smart Spending Cover: Illustration by ryan etter for smartmoney Who needs financing when time-shares sell for less than the price of a latte? —“vacation Homes for one Buck,” page 80 15 Portfolio Play Investing in the firms other companies are hiring. 18 Fund Watch a top-ranked mutual fund doesn’t guarantee top returns. 20 The Corner Office sprint-nextel’s ceo wants to change people’s idea of his phone company. 24 Fund Insider Firms charge marketing fees on funds they don’t market. 26 ETF Watch are active etFs worth a try? 28 Sector scoring with utility stocks. 32 Strategies companies are buying back stock again. Should you care? 34 Buy/Sell/Hold Prospects for biotech firms. 38 Common Sense For homeowners who are underwater on their mortgages, it might pay to hang on. By James B. Stewart 42 Smart Ideas taking a small business online is crucial—and often a big pain in the neck. By Dyan Machan 44 The New Retirement Why relying on our gut in money matters is frequently the worst idea. By Peter Keating 48 Stock Screen three ways to boost income—without taking on too much risk. By Jack Hough 94 Tough Customer how some meat eaters are getting rather up close and personal with their food. By Anne Kadet 80 Vacation Homes for One Buck trial stays. Lease-to-own offers. Dirt-cheap deals. The vacation-ownership industry, battered by a 40 percent plunge in sales, may have more bargains these days than the overall real estate market. Does this spell opportunity for time-sharing vacationers— or buyer’s remorse? 86 New Ways to Track Your Kids most teenagers who begged mom and Dad for a cell phone probably didn’t realize what they were in for when they finally got one: their parents can use it—and a number of other new gadgets—to monitor their whereabouts. 88 Smart Consumer how to swap cars, homes and more online; getting a sweet deal from your tax pro. Plus: a designer wardrobe for less. In every issue 6 SmartMoney.com 8 Investments in This Issue 11 editor’s Page 12 Feedback
