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May 01, 2009 | ||
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INVESTING Asset Allocation: Time for New Tactics? Strategic weighting of portfolios is making a comeback as a way to make the best of a volatile market MARKET SNAPSHOT Stocks: A Positive Start to May Indexes pushed higher in late trading Friday in a session marked by choppy trading. Stress test results and the April jobs report loom next week INVESTING Stocks: Betting on Obama In this recession, many investors are looking to Washington, not Wall Street, for promising stock picks THE WEEK AHEAD Vital Signs: Is the Labor Market Nearing a Bottom? The May 8 employment report is expected to show a loss of 635,000 jobs and a higher unemployment rate. Also on deck: pending home sales, construction spending, productivity, consumer credit Q&A Gail Dudack on What's Ahead for the Stock Market The veteran strategist thinks the markets have hit bottom, but the buy-and-hold era is over. And don't expect full recovery anytime soon COLLEGE SAVINGS Does Your 529 Plan Make the Grade? With the dismal performance of 529 plans over the past year, investors should examine their plan's asset allocation to make sure it works for their child's age GENE MARCIAL'S STOCK PICKS Marcial: Why Pros Are Sweet on Nestle Its shares pummeled, the global packaged food giant is a bargain based on its growth potential, its attractive yield, and its top-of-class ranking INVESTING Caution Signals for Railroad Stocks Dismal freight trends in first- and early second-quarter traffic figures as well as cautionary talk from railroad executives have put analysts on edge NEWS ANALYSIS Swine Flu: An Investor's Overview How the outbreak could affect travel, agriculture, sports, entertainment, and more CONSUMER FINANCE Peer-to-Peer Lending for Banks, Too? Prosper, a pioneer in connecting little lenders with little borrowers, will start auctioning off bank-originated loans, too INVESTING Dizzy, Dollar Investors Lack Conviction The long- and short-term implications of economic crisis management have made the U.S. dollar a great two-way momentum play. Here's why VIEWPOINT Hitting the Personal Financial Reset Button A BW senior correspondent details his quest to repair his retirement portfolio and get his family's finances in order MUTUAL FUND SCOREBOARD How's Your Fund Doing? Our Interactive Scoreboard has complete results for some 2,500 equity funds, hundreds with BW's exclusive risk-adjusted ratings
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