ALAN LAVINE/GAIL LIBERMAN COLUMN ARCHIVE

• In your quest for safety, here's what to consider - 8/11/08
  
• Tracking down safe investments - 8/4/08
  
• Money managers that like small company stocks - 7/13/08
  
• Should a variable annuity be inside an IRA? - 7/6/08
  
• Hard asset stocks are a hedge - 6/9/08
  
• Should a variable annuity be inside an IRA? - 6/2/08
  
• Wronged investors getting raw arbitration deal? - 5/26/08
  
• Family Finances: How to evaluate an investment - 5/19/08
  
• Jittery about the economy? Here's what to do - 5/12/08
  
• Are you really well-diversified? - 5/5/08
  
• Tracking down the best bargains - 4/28/08
  
• Rules for coping with a stock market correction - 4/21/08
  
• Investment tips - 4/14/08
  
• What do all these Wall Street words mean anyway? - 3/31/08
  
• Tips on managing your 401 (K) plan - 3/24/08
  
• Managing money like a pro - 3/19/08
  
• What do all these Wall Street words mean anyway? - 3/10/08
  
• Tips on managing your holdings - 3/3/08
  
• Worldwide investing pays off - 2/25/08
  
• Sector fund bets for 2008 - 2/18/08
  
• The word on financial talk shows - 2/11/08
  
• How to buy low and sell high - 2/4/08
  
• Study questions hedge fund efforts to diversify - 1/28/08
  
• Will a presidential year bail out the economy? - 1/21/08
  
• How much should you consider past performance? - 1/14/08
  
• Some experts say 2008 stock market may do better than expected - 1/07/08
  
• Gold investments as inflation hedge - 12/21/07
  
• Avoiding high-risk investments can be prudent - 12/16/07
  
• Calculators off the mark? - 12/10/07
  
• More rules for coping with down markets - 12/3/07
  
• Rules for coping with down markets - 11/24/07
  
• Weathering an economic downturn with mutual funds - 11/18/07
  
• Picking good mutual funds - 11/11/07
  
• Financial outlook: Rocky, but upbeat - 11/4/07
  
• Are target date funds truly on target? - 10/29/07
  
• Write legislators now - 10/21/07
  
• Where to put your cash now? - 10/14/07
  
• Big mistakes in 401(k) investments - 10/7/07
  
• How you save the family's money has a lot to do with your personality - 9/30/07
  
• Keep your stock fund taxes to a minimum - 9/23/07
  
• Investing your IRA rollover dollars - 9/17/07
  
• Are you letting your guard down about money? - 9/10/07
  
• Investment Tips - 9/4/07
  
• Investments that answer to a higher source - 8/27/07
  
• The pros and cons of variable income annuities - 8/20/07
  
• Should you invest in new mutual funds? - 8/13/07
  
• Tips on investing in index funds - 8/6/07
  
• Real estate stock funds have legs? - 7/23/07
  
• Watch out for risk in stock market - 7/16/07
  
• More on REITs: Manager cautious on REITs - 7/9/07
  
• Taking advantage of market opportunities - 7/2/07
  
• Opportunities in high yield municipal bonds - 6/25/07
  
• Evaluating Advisers' Recommended Portfolio - 6/18/07
  
• Fund managers take a conservative stance in junk bonds - 6/11/07
  
• High yield bond outlook - 6/4/07
  
• Weathering an economic downturn with mutual funds - 5/28/07
  
• Stick with good fund managers - 5/21/07
  
• How to deal with a volatile market - 5/14/07
  
• Best mutual fund web sites ranked - 5/7/07
  
• Tips on investing in high-yield bond funds - 4/30/07
  
• Stock investment tips - 4/23/07
  
• Target date funds for retirement - 4/16/07
  
• Best-rated sector funds - 4/9/07
  
• Safe Investments - 4/2/07
  
• Individual medium sized companies look good - 3/26/07
  
• The best places to invest in 2007 - 3/12/07
  
• Values abound in mid-cap stocks - 3/5/07
  
• Excerpt from Quick Steps to Financial Stability - 2/15/07
  
• Excerpt from Quick Steps to Financial Stability - 2/8/07
  
• Excerpt from Quick Steps to Financial Stability - 2/1/07
  
• Excerpt from Quick Steps to Financial Stability - 1/25/07
  
• Excerpt from Quick Steps to Financial Stability - 1/17/07
  
• Excerpt from Quick Steps to Financial Stability - 1/10/07
  
• Frequently Asked Questions about Mutual Funds - 1/2/07
  
• Use care with these risky investments - 12/28/06
  
• Tips for your pension - 12/21/06
  
• Tips on investing in high-yield bond funds - 12/14/06
  
• The Pros and Cons of Index Funds - 12/8/06
  
• Will the economy and the financial markets keep on ticking in 2007? - 11/22/06
  
• Global Stock Market Outlook - 11/16/06
  
• Performance reports differ from real life - 11/10/06
  
• Hedging your mutual fund bets - 11/2/06
  
• Best deals on mutual funds - 10/19/06
  
• Small and undervalued stocks deliver best long term returns - 10/12/06
  
• Understanding your basic investments - 10/5/06
  
• Tips on managing your investments - 9/27/06
  
• Never too early to think year-end - 9/14/06
  
• How to get income from your funds - 9/7/06
  
• Mutual funds versus exchange traded funds? - 8/31/06
  
• Keeping Tabs on Your Investments - 8/25/06
  
• Tips for your pension - 8/3/06
  
• Make sure you're really diversified - 7/27/06
  
• Check bond fund holdings - 7/20/06
  
• Tips for your pension - 7/11/06
  
• Taking advantage of mutual fund trends - 6/20/06
  
• New calculator compares mutual funds with exchange traded funds - 6/13/06
  
• Investments you'll never need! - 5/30/06
  
• How To Cut Your Fund Expenses - 5/16/06
  
• Funds shun large-cap business cycles - 5/4/06
  
• Invest for growth rather than income - 4/5/06
  
• Warning issued for second and third quarters - 3/29/06
  
• The right number of mutual funds to own - 3/22/06
  
• Should you invest in a hedge fund? - 3/15/06
  
• Low-minimum mutual fund investments - 3/7/06
  
• Tread carefully with foreign stocks - 3/1/06
  
• Keep tabs on your financial adviser - 2/22/06
  
• Mutual fund investment tips - 2/15/06
  
• Value Investing Beats Growth Investing - 2/2/06
  
• Speculation and diversification - 1/19/06
  
• Evaluating mutual fund risk - 1/12/06
  
• Stick with shorter-term government bonds - 12/28/05
  
• Gold looks promising but has risks - 12/20/05
  
• Stock funds that benefit from mergers and acquisitions - 12/15/05
  
• Mutual fund year-end resolutions - 12/8/05
  
• Year end mutual fund financial tips - 12/1/05
  
• Allocate your assets - 11/23/05
  
• Mutual funds to avoid - 11/17/05
  
• Lump sum versus dollar cost averaging - 11/10/05
  
• Decision: Mutual funds vs. exchange traded funds - 10/27/05
  
• Up your gold ante - 10/20/05
  
• Growth And Income Funds: A Good Combination - 10/13/05
  
• Upbeat report: Developing market mutual funds? - 10/6/05
  
• Right way to diversify - 9/30/05
  
• Tips on how to invest - 9/16/05
  
• Fund managers modestly optimistic about near future - 8/31/05
  
• No-load fund best buys - 8/24/05
  
• Value Beats Growth Over Long Term - 8/19/05
  
• Tips on how to invest - 8/11/05
  
• Lifestyle and lifecycle funds - 8/4/05
  
• Fund manager builds on past performance - 7/29/05
  
• Unusual mutual fund investments - 7/20/05
  
• Mutual fund rules of thumb - 7/13/05
  
• Socially responsible investments come of age - 7/6/05
  
• Avoid market neutral mutual funds - 7/1/05
  
• Heath care fund likes drugs - 6/27/05
  
• Keeping it simple - 6/17/05
  
• Easy-To-Use Investment Strategies - 6/13/05
  
• Go with non-profit fund companies - 6/6/05
  
• Socially Responsible Stocks Come Of Age - 5/27/05
  
• Experts Expect Mundane Stock Market For Mutual Fund Investors - 5/20/05
  
• Dividend Paying Stocks - 5/13/05
  
• Assessing the Impact of Taxes on mutual funds - 5/6/05
  
• Buy-and-hold investing can pay off - 4/29/05
  
• Mutual Fund books help you invest - 4/22/05
  
• Gold investments as inflation hedge - 4/15/05
  
• Are principal protection funds worth it? - 4/8/05
  
• One expert bearish on China - 4/1/05
  
• Are Bear Market Funds For You - 3/29/05
  
• Managing Your Fortune: Zipping up investment returns - 3/18/05
  
• Go Low Cost - 3/14/05
  
• Overseas Investments Benefit From Decline In Dollar - 3/3/05
  
• How To Scrutinize Your Mutual Funds? - 2/28/05
  
• Several Investment Tactics Get Good Returns - 2/18/05
  
• Family Finances: Pros And Cons Of Target Funds - 2/11/05
  
• Combining Stocks And Municipal Bonds - 2/04/05
  
• Overseas Bonds Benefit From Decline In Dollar - 1/28/04
  
• New funds vs. old funds: How to rate them - 1/6/05
  
• Asian Markets Are Hit And Miss - 12/10/04
  
• How To Handle Your Mutual Funds When You Retire - 12/3/04
  
• Best Way To Allocate Assets - 11/25/04
  
• By All Means, Diversify - 11/18/04
  
• Look For Low-Cost Annuities - 11/12/04
  
• Five Mutual Fund Tax Rules - 11/4/04
  
• Investment Tips From The Legends Of Wall Street - 10/18/04
  
• Financial Check Up Time - 10/8/04
  
• Mutual Funds Prices Move With Stock Market - 10/8/04
  
• Tips On Diversifying Your Investments - 9/30/04
  
• Financial Services Stocks Look Good Long Term - 9/23/04
  
• Stock And Stock Fund Investment Tips - 9/16/04
  
• Money Managers Cite Values In Mid-Size Companies - 9/9/04
  
• Fate Of Mid-Cap Stock Funds - 9/3/04
  
• U.S. Senators Beat Stock Market - 8/19/04
  
• Sizing up small company stocks versus large company stocks - 8/12/04
  
• Getting The Stock Market To Rise - 8/5/04
  
• Ultra-Short Bond Funds - 7/29/04
  
• Money Fund Investors Could Be At Risk - 7/22/04
  
• Money Pros Optimistic About Large Company Stocks - 7/15/04
  
• Are You Russian To Make Some Money In The Stock Market? - 7/8/04
  
• Reading The Business Cycle Tea Leaves - 7/1/04
  
• Money Manager Likes Inflation Index Treasury Bonds - 6/24/04
  
• Average Investor Is Savvy - 6/17/04
  
• Adjustable Rate Bond Funds Protect Against Rising Interest Rates - 6/10/04
  
• Money Market Funds Catch Rising Interest Rates? - 6/3/04
  
• What To Do About Rising Interest Rates? - 5/27/04
  
• Fund Insights - 5/20/04
  
• Stocks Hurt By Rising Interest Rates - 5/13/04
  
• Critical To Investing In Bonds: Understanding Them - 5/6/04
  
• Market Cycles Tell Market Direction - 4/30/04
  
• Getting Ready For Inflation - 4/15/04
  
• Forget Market Timing - 4/8/04
  
• Getting The Best Low-Risk Returns - 4/1/04
  
• All-In-One Pension Plan Makes it Easy to Invest - 3/25/04
  
• Takeover Mutual Funds - 3/18/04
  
• Watch Out For Fund Redemption Fees - 3/11/04
  
• Top Analyst Predicts Good Years Ahead For Stocks - 3/4/04
  
• Overseas Stocks Look Good - 2/26/04
  
• What Sectors Of The Stock Market Should Do Well This Year? - 2/19/04
  
• Fund Manager: High-Yield Bonds To Outpace Other Bonds - 2/12/04
  
• Timing the Market - 2/6/04
  
• Tips on Managing your Holdings - 1/29/04
  
• Year Beginning Pitfalls - 1/22/04
  
• Watch This Asia Fund - 1/15/04
  
• Hedging Your Bets In 2004 - 1/8/04
  
• End-of-the-year Investment Check-uk - 12/29/03
  
• How To Ladder Bonds For Less Risk - 12/18/03
  
• How To Deal With Mutual Funds And Taxes - 12/11/03
  
• Higher Dividends Should Make For A Good Season - 12/4/03
  
• Buy And Hold Investing Can Pay Off - 11/20/03
  
• Growth Funds Making A Comeback - 11/13/03
  
• Market Timing Of Mutual Funds May Become Extinct - 11/6/03
  
• Fair Value Pricing Solution To Market Timers - 10/30/03
  
• New "Active" Dividend Fund Capitalizes On Tax Laws - 10/17/03
  
• Real Estate Stocks Still Doing Well - 10/9/03
  
• Low-risk Ways To Invest - 10/2/03
  
• Solid Stock Fund Manager Likes Financial Stocks - 9/26/03
  
• Family Finances: Settling a Brokerage Firm Dispute - 9/18/03
  
• Asian Funds Bouncing Back - 9/11/03
  
• Bond Investment Strategies - 9/4/03
  
• Here's What To Do For The Rest Of The Year - 8/28/03
  
• Before Buying Mutual Fund, Interview Your Broker - 8/21/03
  
• Get Income and Growth From Dividend Paying Stock Funds - 8/14/03
  
• How to Pick Stable Mutual Funds - 8/7/03
  
• Will Small Company Stocks Continue to Beat the Market? - 7/31/03
  
• Spread Your Risk In The Bond Market - 7/24/03
  
• Where To Get Higher Yields - 7/17/03
  
• Leading Investment Adviser Cautiously Optimistic About Stock Funds - 7/10/03
  
• Mutual Fund Provides Steady Returns - 7/3/03
  
• Protecting your Principal - 6/26/03
  
• What to do if the Fed Cuts Rates Again - 6/19/03
  
• Best-rated Sector Funds - 6/12/03
  
• A Lesson on Index Fund Investing - 6/5/03
  
• Risk measures to review before you invest - 5/29/03
  
• Real Estate Operating Companies have Potential - 5/22/03
  
• Keep your Investment Taxes to a Minimum - 5/15/03
  
• New commodity-linked funds act as hedges - 5/8/03
  
• Getting in on Takeover Action - 5/1/03
  
• Expect Less from Real Estate Stock Funds - 4/24/03