BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 26, 2000 ISSUE


Business Week Magazine Cover Issue 26 Midyear Investment Guide
Preparing Your Portfolio for the Second Half

So you thought investing was easy. Five years of 20%-plus gains in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock average, powered by the economy that could do no wrong, conditioned millions of investors to believe that no bet on U.S. markets could ever go awry. Well, the past few months have taken care of that rosy scenario. >>>Continued
INTRODUCTION
Returning to earth isn't so bad

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Greenspan may just pull off a soft landing

WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Trade and taxes are the talk of the town

ASSET ALLOCATION
Diversification is back in style

THE STOCK MARKET
It's on a strong footing. Really

TECH STOCKS
Still the market's most promising sector

DEFENSIVE INVESTING
Consider energy and military companies

STOCKS TO AVOID
Candidates for short-selling

EUROPEAN EQUITIES
The Old World regains its allure

ASIAN STOCKS
Bargains for careful shoppers

LATIN AMERICAN STOCKS
On the bolsas, equity prices are right

BONDS
They're stepping into the limelight

COMMENTARY
Why stocks' big gains won't persist

MUTUAL FUNDS
Value funds outpace New Economy rivals

TAX TIPS
Curbing your tax tab in this roily market



 
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