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December 1996


Dec. 30    THE TRIUMPH OF THE NEW ECONOMY (Cover Story)

   ECONOMISTS EXPECT LITTLE TROUBLE IN PARADISE

   TOP GURU: THE BEST TEA LEAVES IN TOWN

   ALL EYES ARE ON THE CLINTON-AND-CONGRESS SHOW

   THE MARKET'S RIDE IS FAR FROM OVER

   BEST BET: THINK SMALL

   'I EXPECT AN 8% TO 10% TOTAL RETURN'

   END OF THE BULL SESSION?

   TOP GURU: LAST YEAR'S PRIZE BULL ISN'T EXACTLY BELLOWING

   HONG KONG'S NO.2 WORRY: THE FED

   WILL THE EURO TAME THE EUROBULL?

   HIGH TECH IS WIRED FOR REWARDS

   BEST BET: PC POWER SURGE

   'TO SAY THE MARKET'S TOO EXPENSIVE...IS INCORRECT'

   FINANCE STOCKS: WHAT COMES AFTER NIRVANA?

   BEST BET: TAKEOVER PLAYS

   THE MEDIA GIANTS MAY HIT THEIR STRIDE

   BEST BET: THINK BIG

   HEADS UP IN THE HEARTLAND

   BEST BET: COMEBACK KIDS

   A QUICKENING TAKEOVER TEMPO

   BEST BET: TEMPTING TECH

   INVESTING ABROAD: WHERE ON EARTH YOU CAN TURN

   BEST BET: CONTINENTAL EUROPE

   THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER

   BEST BET: TELECOM STOCKS

   HEDGE FUNDS SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL

   FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

   BEST BET: A GOOD CALL?

   HOW TO FIND A STOCK THAT'S HEADED FOR TROUBLE

   BEST BET: SIGN OF DECLINE

   HERE'S A HUNDRED GRAND. NOW MAKE A SHOPPING LIST

   HOW GUESS? JEANS COULD SHAPE UP

   WATCHING FOR THE SIEGE TO END

   PROMISING PROSPECTS FOR PROSTATE PATIENTS

   THESE UNDERDOGS FUNDS WILL HAVE THEIR DAY

   BONDS ARE BECKONING

   BEST BET: MORTGAGE-BACKEDS

   'CASH AND VERY LIQUID BONDS CAN PUT YOU ON THE OFFENSIVE'

   TREASURIES: SMALL RISK, SPOTTY REWARDS

   WHO'S AFRAID OF REAL ESTATE?

   BEST BET: OFFICE REITs WITH DOWNTOWN SPACE

   THE 'SEATBELT' SIGN IS STILL ON IN COMMODITIES

   BEST BET: COCOA, LEAD, AND OIL

   A BEAUTIFUL MARKET FOR ART

   THE BRIGHTEST STARS AND BIGGEST FLOPS

   GOT YOUR SCORECARD?

   SCOREBOARD: 1997 INVESTMENT OUTLOOK (.pdf)

Dec. 23    COMMENTARY: WHY GREENSPAN SHOULD KEEP MUM ABOUT THE MARKET

   MICROSOFT'S WEB CLIMBING

   AT DLJ, WILL LBO LIGHTNING STRIKE TWICE?

   LOW-RISK INVESTING IN HIGH-RISK LOANS

Dec. 16    THE MOB ON WALL STREET -- Part 1 (Cover Story)

   THE MOB ON WALL STREET -- Part 2 (Cover Story)

   DID THE NASD LOOK THE OTHER WAY?

   FORGET ALL YOU KNOW ABOUT STOCKS

   WHAT'S CHRISTMAS WITHOUT...MUNI BONDS?

Dec. 9    THE MARKET IS 'ON UNCHARTED GROUND'

   THE FED'S MEYER SAYS RELAX. HE OUGHT TO KNOW

   FIDELITY STRUGGLES TO SOAR AGAIN

Dec. 2    KKR AND KMART? THIS KOULD BE KISMET

   WANNA BUY A STAKE IN SONY?

   HASBRO'S BOUNTY

   THE WIDE-OPEN MARKET FOR CLOSED-END FUNDS

   HENRY SILVERMAN: THE REAL ARTIST OF THE DEAL?

 
November 1996


Nov. 25    MAULED DATA AT BEAR STEARNS

   COMMENTARY: CSX-CONRAIL: HOW SHAREHOLDERS WOULD GET RAILROADED

   POW! PERELMAN ZAPS INVESTORS

   BERGEN BRUNSWIG'S MIGRAINE

   BRADY BONDS: ARE THEY WORTH THE RISK?

   SHELTER YOUR BONDS? THINK AGAIN

   HOW TO BET ON TELECOM'S COMING CONNECTIONS

Nov. 18    BRACING FOR A MARKET APOCALYPSE

   PENNEY'S GROWTH HORMONE

   WHY BEARS ARE PROWLING THE SEOUL BOURSE

   THIRD-QUARTER PROFITS: SO IT'S NOT THE GLORY DAYS

   A SPOTLIGHT ON THIRD-QUARTER PROFITS

   IN '97, BENEFITS MAY DENT THE BOTTOM LINE

   SCOREBOARD: THIRD-QUARTER CORPORATE PROFITS (.pdf)

   AMERICA'S MOST WANTED BROKERS?

Nov. 11    THE BEST OFFSHORE FUNDS (Int'l Cover Story)

   FUND STRATEGIES FROM THE PROS (int'l edition)

   WHY THESE OFFSHORE FUNDS ARE BURNING BRIGHT (int'l edition)

   SCOREBOARD: THE BEST OFFSHORE FUNDS (.pdf)

Nov. 4    FOR DAY TRADERS, AN HOUR IS LONG-TERM

   TEACHING THE MASSES TO SEIZE THE DAY

   COMMENTARY: SEARS: ARE LONG-TERM PROFITS IN THE CARDS?

   BEIJING'S SHADOW DOESN'T SPOOK THIS BULL (int'l edition)

   ARE LUXURY SHARES TOO LUXURIOUS? (int'l edition)

 
October 1996


Oct. 28    A PIG-OUT FOR CORPORATE PARENTS

   STOCKS: NOW WHAT?

   WELL, HELLO DOLLAR!

Oct. 21    TAKE HEART

   THE SQUAWK OVER BOSTON CHICKEN

   SMITH BARNEY'S WHIZ KID

   TICKER TAPE IN THE GENES

Oct. 14    WIRED'S TANGLED IPO

Oct. 7    THUMBS UP FOR CHIP STOCKS

   MUTUAL FUNDS CLIMB BACK AFTER A WILD RIDE

   THESE MUTUALS AREN'T JUST FOR FAT CATS ANYMORE

   A SIDE-DOOR ENTRANCE TO A TOP FUND GROUP

   TWO EMERGING MARKETS: ONE SO SWEET, ONE SO SOUR (int'l edition)

 
September 1996


Sept. 30    HOW GILLETTE WOWED WALL STREET

   BULLS SEE PLENTY TO BELLOW ABOUT

   SOWING SEEDS AT KEMPER GROWTH

   COMMENTARY: IT'S SIMPLE: MAKE FUND MANAGERS SPELL OUT THE RISKS

   JUNK BONDS ARE LOOKING A LOT LESS JUNKY

   FUNDS OF MUTUAL FUNDS MAY SOON BE MORE FETCHING

   JAPAN'S MONEY POWER (int'l edition)

Sept. 23    WHY FIDELITY ISN'T CRYING TOO HARD

Sept. 16    ANATOMY OF THE KURZWEIL FRAUD

   IS HONG KONG `THE WILD, WILD EAST'? (int'l edition)

Sept. 9    HIGH YIELDS, LOW COST, FUNNY NAMES

   GLOBAL INVESTING (int'l edition)

   ONE INVESTOR'S MOST-FAVORED NATIONS--AND STOCKS (int'l edition)

   HOW AMERICANS CAN BUY STOCKS OVERSEAS (int'l edition)

   IN EMERGING MARKETS, IT PAYS TO BE PICKY (int'l edition)

Sept. 2    PEPSI'S POP FIZZLE

   HIGH-WATER MARK FOR THE NIKKEI?

   WHAT'S NEXT, SECURITIZED BRIDGE TOLLS?

   LEVELING NASDAQ'S PLAYING FIELD

 
August 1996


Aug. 26    COMMENTARY: NASD-Y HABITS WILL HAVE TO CHANGE

   BARGAINS ON THE WORLD'S BOURSES

Aug. 19    IPOs: A SUMMER OF DISCONTENT

   ARCHER-DANIELS' PAIN MAY BE INVESTORS' GAIN

   PSST! WANNA LOSE MORE MONEY?

   GOING FOR THE GREEN IN THE PINK SHEETS

Aug. 12    SHOW-BIZ STOCKS: AND THEY SAY AUDIENCES ARE FICKLE

   PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO ZERO

   WHAT MADE ELAINE SHOUT `SELL'

Aug. 5    THE SECRET WORLD OF SHORT-SELLERS (Cover Story)

   THE `BAD BOYS' OF CHICAGO ARBITRAGE

   ARE PROFITS SHAKIER THAN THEY LOOK?

   HOW THIS BEAR CRUNCHES THE NUMBERS

   COMMENTARY: CIRCUIT BREAKERS DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD

   GO EAST, INTREPID INVESTOR

   BARGAINS ON THE BOURSES? (int'l edition)

 
July 1996


July 29    CONDUCT CODE FOR FINANCIAL PLANNERS? MAYBE NOT

   COMMENTARY: NASDAQ: THE SEC CAN PICK UP WHERE JUSTICE LEFT OFF

July 22    OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE (Cover Story)

   OWENS CORNING PLAYS SHARE THE WEALTH

   O.K., YOU HAVE THE OPTIONS. NOW WHAT?

   THIS VIRTUAL BROKER HAS REAL COMPETITION

   WILL THE BULL HEAD TO CANADA?

July 15    LIFE IS LIKE A LOUSY BOX OF CHOCOLATES

   THE CYBERSTOCKS THAT FELL TO EARTH

   DRUG OVERDOSE

   COMMENTARY: ARE STOCKS OVERPRICED--OR THE YARDSTICKS FLAWED?

   GETTING THE NET TO HELP BUILD YOUR PORTFOLIO

July 8    BEER BLOAT

   GREENSPAN: THE UNLIKELY DOVE

   POWER STRUGGLE

   STOCK AND BOND RISK: FORGET WHAT YOU KNOW

   NOW THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE BOARD

   BACK FROM THE DEAD: LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS

   THE GLOBETROTTERS TAKE OVER (int'l edition)

   GE'S WELCH: `FIGHTING LIKE HELL TO BE NO.1' (int'l edition)

   FREE-MARKET REFORMS ARE BEARING FRUIT (int'l edition)

July 1    ARE RATE-HIKE FEARS EXCESSIVE?

   FREDERICK'S OF HOLLYWOOD: OOH LA-LA

   INSURANCE GETS SEXY

   MORGAN'S INDEXES ARE UNDER THE MICROSCOPE (int'l edition)

   A HEAT WAVE HITS THE ECONOMY

 
June 1996


June 24    KODAK: SNAPPING BACK

   THERE'S MORE TO A NEST EGG THAN A 401(k)

   BRITAIN'S BEDAZZLING BIOTECH STOCKS

June 17    THE WORLD'S BEST INVESTMENTS (Cover Story)

   BE IT EVER SO PRICEY, HIGH TECH IS STILL HOT

   `THE INTERNET IS THE SEMINAL EVENT'

   EARTHLY STOCKS, HEAVENLY PROFITS

   `A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON'

   DEVELOPING MARKETS HAVE A LIFE OF THEIR OWN

   `IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE PICKY'

   FEELING JITTERY? THERE WILL BE PEACE IN THE BOND MARKET

   `I WOULD MUCH RATHER OWN A BOND RIGHT NOW'

   THIS STRATEGY MAY COME UP SHORT

   `I GO FOR HYPE STORIES AND...DETERIORATING FUNDAMENTALS'

   STICKING WITH STOCKS, BUT MOVING OVERSEAS

   `PAPER STOCKS ARE VERY CHEAP'

   FUNDS THAT WILL TAKE YOU WHERE THE ACTION IS

   THE YEAR OF BIG MONEY AND SMALL FUNDS

June 10    NOW YOU CAN HOT-WIRE YOUR PORTFOLIO

   MAGELLAN: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM STANSKY

   WHOOSH!

   THE LITTLE GUYS' GUIDE TO HOT IPOs

   KEEP A BROKER IN YOUR LAPTOP

June 3    OUR LOVE AFFAIR WITH STOCKS (Cover Story)

   JANET NORRIS: WIFE, MOTHER--AND DILIGENT INVESTOR

   MARSHALL TAYLOR: A $1 MILLION CUSHION FOR THE FUTURE

   CYNDI MOLTZ: THE UPS AND DOWNS DRIVE HER `CRAZY'

   WHO HOLDS WHAT: ARE THE FED NUMBERS FLAWED?




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