Latest articles by Kathy Kristof
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Venezuela's Woes Ground Shares of Copa Holdings
investing After this year's plunge, shares of the Panamanian airline appear cheap, trading for just 10 times estimated 2015 earnings.
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6 Stocks to Cash In on the Capital Spending Boom
investing These companies will prosper as corporate America starts to upgrade and replace plants and equipment.
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8 Stocks to Sell Now to Harvest the Tax Loss
investing With the stock market volatile of late, this may be a good time to consider “harvesting” investment losses.
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Pick the Best Index Fund for You
Index Funds Smart-beta funds, which are emerging as alternatives to traditional stock-index funds, are worth a look.
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6 Steps to Building More Wealth
investing We give you all the tools you need to reach your financial goals.
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How Overpaid CEOs Hurt Investors
investing If more companies spread their wealth beyond the boardroom, they'd improve their bottom lines.
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How to Get Started Building Wealth
investing When you're just starting to earn money, saving may not be the first priority that comes to mind. But it should be.
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The Perils of Penny Stocks
investing Stay away from these high-risk investments. They could eat you alive.
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2 Surprising Bargain Stocks for Value Investors
investing Nu Skin and Herbalife look tempting for investors looking to get in on the cheap.
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5 Stocks to Profit from Water's Scarcity
stocks We all need water, and yet clean, reliable sources are drying up. These firms are poised to take advantage of that trend.
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I'll Beat the Market Yet
investing The aim of my venture into individual stocks is to prevail when the market plunges or languishes for years.
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7 Smart Investing Tips From Kiplinger Readers
investing More than 200 of you wrote in response to my question about how I should handle dividends in my Practical Investing portfolio.
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FPA Crescent Fund Moves into Emerging Markets
Kip 25 The contrarian managers of this go-anywhere Kiplinger 25 fund invest in Russia's Lukoil and two Hong Kong stocks, plus a battered U.S. aluminum maker.
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8 Tech Stocks that Could Perform Magic
investing "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic," British author and futurist Sir Arthur Clarke once observed.
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9 Stocks to Make You Rich
stocks Investors dream of owning stocks that will make them rich—companies with game-changing technology, a miracle drug or a service that will prove so popular for such a long time that it catapults the company into prominence and its stock into the stratosphere.
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Even Michael Lewis Still Has Faith in the Market
Markets The Flash Boys author says the scourge of high-frequency trading is no reason to give up on stocks altogether.
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5 Things You Must Know About Taxes on Your Investments
taxes When it's time to sell shares, make sure you don't have to pay more tax than you need to.
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The Impact of Dividends
investing Should our Practical Investor reinvest dividends or use the cash to buy new stocks?
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Secrets of Start-Up Success
business Research and preparation are key.
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7 Great Growth Stocks Based in Israel
Foreign Stocks & Emerging Markets The embattled Middle Eastern nation is a technology powerhouse.
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Energy Stocks That Pay 4% and Up
investing If you crave income, you’ll love master limited partnerships. We tell you how to spot the winners.
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The Upside of Down Stock Markets
investing In the event of a crash, take the opportunity to trigger big capital losses and restructure your portfolio at the same time.
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9 Companies Poised to Ride the Energy Boom
investing Surging oil and gas production, particularly from shale basins that are just starting to deliver marketable fuel, may be better for ancillary companies servicing the oil giants than for the oil and gas companies themselves.
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Just Say No to Pot Stocks
investing As legalization expands, companies linked to marijuana are getting lots of attention. But nearly all are iffy penny stocks not worthy of your investment.
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