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7 Smart Money Moves to Make Before This Bull Market Ends

It's next to impossible to "time the market," but it is looking like this bull market is nearing its end. Here's how to protect your assets from the next market downturn.

5 Companies Set to Cash In on America's Aging Population

America is getting older, and that demographic trend will challenge society in new ways. But it will also mean profit for businesses that offer what seniors want and need.

5 Best Apps to Help You Invest Smarter

Money magazine has picked its favorite apps for helping people invest their money and manage their portfolios.

3 Ways to Spring Clean Your Portfolio

Spring cleaning isn't just for your house: It's also for your portfolio. Luckily, the market's recent rise will make it even easier to tackle these three financial tasks.

Gold Is Cheap Again: 5 Ways to Get It Into Your Portfolio

Since gold topped out near $1,900 an ounce two years ago, prices have fallen by about $300. If you think that makes it a bargain, here are five ways to invest in gold now.

5 Moves to Make Before the Stock Market Rally Ends

With the Dow Jones industrial average soaring to new all-time highs, investors are enjoying the new-found prosperity reflected in their brokerage statements. But it you want to keep those paper profits, now's the time to start making some tough decisions.

The World's Best Stocks: Experts Pick 10 Long-Term Buys

Here are 10 companies that many seasoned experts consider among the world's best. They're poised to grow and prosper for years, if not decades, to come. And so are their stocks.

What Two Unlikely Art Collectors Can Teach You About Investing

Herb and Dorothy Vogel never earned much money, but together, they amassed them one of the most significant modern art collections in the country. Now, you can't replicate the Vogel's genius, but you could learn from them -- because the rules they followed apply just as well in the investment world as the art world.

Are Individual Investors Destined to Fail?

It's axiomatic among financial-service professionals that most do-it-yourself investors are their own worst enemies, always in the grip of some cognitive bias. But might the professionals be too pessimistic?

Pick an Investing Motif: New Idea Combines Best of Funds, Stocks

Now, there's a new vehicle for those looking to invest in a specific part of the market. It's called Motif Investing, and it aims to combine the best of funds with the best of individual stocks.

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