TABLE OF CONTENTS:
OCTOBER 2008
COVER STORY
Inside the October Issue
Fallout From the Mortgage Fiasco
Home prices will drop further, job losses will be big, and write-downs on loans will reach $1 trillion.
Home prices will drop further, job losses will be big, and write-downs on loans will reach $1 trillion.
Dress for Success -- In Your Pajamas
Sky-high fuel prices accelerate the trend toward telecommuting.
Sky-high fuel prices accelerate the trend toward telecommuting.
Coping With a Tough Market
Will Danoff is betting on big multinationals to help Fidelity Contrafund get through the bear market.
Will Danoff is betting on big multinationals to help Fidelity Contrafund get through the bear market.
This Is Rocket Science
Aeronautic engineers are among the brains behind DFA -- an indexing fund family that tweaks the rules.
Aeronautic engineers are among the brains behind DFA -- an indexing fund family that tweaks the rules.
The Preferred Path to Getting High Income
These hybrids are called stocks, act like bonds and pay juicy yields.
These hybrids are called stocks, act like bonds and pay juicy yields.
Sell Your Home Fast
Even in a crummy market, you can close the deal if you prep it well and price it right.
Even in a crummy market, you can close the deal if you prep it well and price it right.
The Next Step for Super Savers
Our advice to this family: Don't worry so much about taxes, stay flexible, and make insurance a priority.
Our advice to this family: Don't worry so much about taxes, stay flexible, and make insurance a priority.
Risks and Rewards of Online Lending
Being the bank takes many forms, one of which may appeal to you.
Being the bank takes many forms, one of which may appeal to you.
Is My Money Really Safe?
We have frank answers to your tough questions about banks, brokers and mortgage middlemen.
We have frank answers to your tough questions about banks, brokers and mortgage middlemen.
The Secret Is Out on Social Security
Readers say they hit the jackpot by using our little-known strategies to boost benefits.
Readers say they hit the jackpot by using our little-known strategies to boost benefits.
Flying the Faraway Skies
A new law raised the retirement age for U.S. airline pilots from 60 to 65. But Herb Holland and thousands like him were left in the cold.
A new law raised the retirement age for U.S. airline pilots from 60 to 65. But Herb Holland and thousands like him were left in the cold.
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