Latest articles by Kathy Kristof
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What the Supreme Court's Ruling Means for Health Care Stocks
investing Hospitals and health companies skilled at cost containment will reap the biggest rewards from the Affordable Care Act.
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BlackRock Multi-Asset Income Fund
investing The managers of this fund navigate a tricky bond environment, seeking safety with a reasonable yield.
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Fallen IPOs to Invest in Now
investing Scoop up these stock picks now that the hype and price of their initial public offerings have settled.
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Turning Your Stock-Market Lemons into Lemonade
investing The wise investor doesn't leave tax strategy until the end of the year.
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An Old Tech Lion Roars Back
investing Disk-drive maker Seagate Technology is making money hand over fist. But how long can it keep it up?
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Investors Unlike Facebook's IPO
investing Clarity about the social network's earnings potential would help make this stock more likeable. Until then, watch and wait.
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Our Practical Investor Fights Inflation with These 6 Investments
investing Kathy Kristof invests her real money to help you be a better investor. Her latest buys protect her portfolio from rising prices.
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Plan B for a Frozen Pension
retirement When bankruptcy buffets a pension plan, benefits usually take a hit.
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5 Health Care Stock Picks on the Mend
investing No matter what the Supreme Court decides about health care reform, shares of some insurers should offer healthy returns.
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Betterment.com: This Online Investing Tool Just Got Better
Financial Planning For little cost, get help managing your investment portfolios, no matter how small.
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5 Credit Card Stocks Charging Ahead
investing The shares of these major credit-card companies have rebounded nicely after faltering through the financial crisis.
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4 Signs that It's Time to Sell Apple Stock
investing Both the company and the shares have continued their amazing run since the death of Steve Jobs. Watch for these factors that could take the shine off Apple in the future.
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10 Stocks that Surged Since the Market Bottomed in 2009
stocks On the third anniversary of the market's nadir, we look at the rags-to-riches companies whose shares have gained the most.
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Our Practical Investor Gets Performance Anxiety
Investor Psychology I now find myself tempted to check my returns against my benchmark several times a day.
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Feeding a Family on $300 a Month
spending Cookbook author Carol Scudere of Powell, Ohio, is showing Americans how to make chuck roast taste like osso buco and other inexpensive ways to put tasty food on the table.
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Know Your Target-Date Fund's Retirement Strategy
investing Avoid a nasty surprise by knowing your retirement fund’s strategy.
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16 Stock Picks for Risk-Averse Investors
investing Edward Jones' investment strategist is encouraging investors to diversify beyond the market's most stable sectors.
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Buying Stocks on the Cheap
investing I like beaten-down stocks with solid dividends. But management counts, too.
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A Cloudy Outlook for First Solar
investing An alternative-energy leader comes under pressure as government subsidies shrink.
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5 Things Holding Down Apple's Stock -- And Why It Still Has Room to Run
investing Apple sports a high share price, but by most traditional measures of value, the stock is extraordinarily cheap.
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Why I Sell Stocks Slowly
investing Watching my normal investment style is about as exciting as watching a slow-speed car chase.
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6 Great Stocks You've Never Heard Of
investing Virtually every investor has heard about Apple (symbol AAPL), the Cupertino, Cal., tech phenom that doubled in value over the past two years and is now the world\'s biggest company by stock market capitalization.
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Hard-Knock Lessons for Individual Investors
investing Our practical investor and columnist Kathy Kristof learned the hard way that smart investing requires discipline and patience.
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Morningstar Shakes Up Its Mutual Fund Ratings System
investing The czar of star ratings unveils a new system that it hopes will better identify future winners.
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