Latest articles by Kathy Kristof
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Are Americans Getting Smarter with their Personal Finances?
savings It depends on your income, education and where you live, a new study says.
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Five Lessons from Apple’s Fall
investing Shares have recovered modestly from their autumn swoon. But future gains won’t come easy.
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45 Ideas for Getting More Yield
investing Pick the low-hanging fruit, or reach for more luscious returns.
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13 Investment Ideas That Yield 2-4%
investing It's easy pickings for those who want low risk.
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9 Investment Ideas That Yield 6-9%
investing Reach for more yield with master limited partnerships, mortgage-owning REITs and more.
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Glossary: Understanding High-Yield Investments
investing Learn more about investment products that produce high yields, but may not be commonly known.
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13 Investment Ideas That Yield 4-6%
investing To get more yield, you must generally take on more risk.
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10 Investment Ideas That Yield 10%+
investing Prepare to embrace the exotic (and plenty of risk) when you chase yield this far.
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6 Attractive Stocks Paying Dividends for the First Time
investing First-time payouts aren't always a good sign. But these six companies are attractive.
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4 Big-Bank Stocks Worth a Buy
investing Still priced below pre-crisis levels, these financial companies have bounced back and have room to grow.
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A Happy Ending for Microsoft Investors?
investing I've also got a buy: Acacia Research, a little outfit that makes money by protecting patents.
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3 Fashion Companies to Dress Up Your Portfolio
investing Making money is in fashion with these three makers of luxury accessories.
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10 Tax Breaks for Investors
Tax Breaks Remember, it’s not just how much you make but how much you keep. With these investments and strategies, you get to keep more.
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Where to Get Off-the-Chart Yields
investing These five mortgage REITs pay 12% and up. But they're risky.
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6 Small Stocks Paying Big Dividends
stocks Three small-company stocks with fat yields and three with fast-growing payouts.
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Why I Sold Lockheed Martin
investing Every stock has a story, and the plotline on which I built my case had run its course.
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3 Mistakes I'm Making With My Portfolio
investing For any period of less than five years, says Oakmark's Bill Nygren, "you are evaluating serendipity rather than skill."'
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Blue Chip Stocks of Tomorrow
stocks Invest in these six little-known companies before everyone else discovers them.
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Our Practical Investor's Portfolio
investing Columnist Kathy Kristof is putting her real money into the market so she can help you be a better investor.
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Best S&P 500 Stocks of 2013
stocks The index’s top-performing shares this year are headed by a name familiar to every fan of streaming video.
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Annoying Companies, Great Stocks
investing We name 11 companies that tick off customers but are worth adding to your portfolio.
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Patience Pays Off for Investors
investing I am not selling my stocks. I expect our leaders to compromise for the good of the country.
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5 Stocks to Sell Now
stocks It's tough to know when to unload a loser, especially if you’ve ridden it down from a lofty perch and now hope it has sunk so low that it just has to bounce back.
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6 Low-Priced Stocks With Upside
investing $10 could buy you lunch -- or a share of these stocks.
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