Don't neglect your cash investments
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Stop treating your cash like trash.   With yields on money market mutual funds pushing 5 percent,   it's time to stop ignoring the returns you're getting on the   money you have saved for a rainy day.
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Know the role money plays in your life.
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What you do with money accumulating in your checking account is important.
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A little cash today can prevent a major financial headache later.
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Don't fall into a trap with your tax losses.
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Don't let your young ones throw their money away.
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Are you making this common investing mistake?
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It's time to give your funds a checkup.
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A quick primer on investing in tumultuous circumstances.
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Cash is not trash, it's the basis for a successful financial life. Having some money stowed away for a rainy day will keep the tax bill, unexpected illness, or a broken appliance from stealing your peace of mind.
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Don't let the season spook you into making bad investment decisions.
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Martha and the Vandellas recorded A 1965 Motown classic that began: "Nowhere to run to, baby/Nowhere to hide." With the stock and bond markets not going much of anywhere, you may despair of finding any good liquid investment for your cash. Of course, you can tie up your money for long periods with hedge funds and their ilk, hoping for decent returns. But there are some good alternatives, particularly in the energy sector. In this issue, fellow columnist Richard Lehmann discusses royalty trusts, which focus on oil and gas extraction (see p. 206).
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Your assumptions about building a long-term growth portfolio that requires no maintenance could be costing you money.
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Don't blow that found money. Some tricks to turning a profit.
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Keeping emotion out of your investing is easier said than done.
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Your portfolio's growth doesn't have to come from capital gains alone. Check out stocks that pay you to hold them.
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Here's how to set it and forget it when it comes to investing.