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December 1998


Dec. 28    WHERE TO INVEST (Cover Story)

Dec. 21    DEALING YOURSELF INTO THE IPO GAME

   YES, THERE ARE STILL BARGAIN BOND FUNDS

   ASTRA INVESTORS BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF (int'l edition)

Dec. 7    THE CASE FOR DOW 10,000

   COMMENTARY: IS DEUTSCHE BANK 'OUT OF ITS DEPTH'?

   STOCKS IN THEIR STOCKINGS

 
November 1998


Nov. 30    RAINWATER: BAD BETS (Cover Story)

   ZELL'S APARTMENT REIT IS LOOKING STURDY

   WHY FUND FEES ARE SO HIGH

   THE BEST BETS FOR SMALL-CAP DIEHARDS

   'THE MEGA-LARGE CAPS HAVE HAD THEIR DAY'

   THESE STOCK-CAR STOCKS ARE ZIPPING ALONG

   TREASURY BOND SHOPPING MADE EASY

Nov. 23    THE BULL IS BACK

   WHY THEY'RE NUTS ABOUT THE NET

   PROFITS: AND YOU THOUGHT LAST QUARTER WAS BAD

   EUROPE COULD BE THE BRIGHT SPOT FOR '99

   SCOREBOARD: Third-Quarter 1998 Corporate Profits (.pdf)

Nov. 16    SMALLER FRY MAY MAKE THE MARKET SIZZLE

   WHERE DOES THE BUCK STOP AT CITI?

   SMALLER FRY MAY MAKE THE MARKET SIZZLE

Nov. 9    YOUR NEXT MOVE (Cover Story)

   PETER LYNCH'S INVESTOR TEST (extended)

   Q&A: YES, PETER LYNCH DOES HAVE A FEW TIPS FOR YOU

   THROW THOSE DARTS IN THE TRASH

   PROOF THAT THE MARKET DOES LOVE A RATE CUT

   WHAT'S COMING? SLOWER GROWTH AND LOWER PROFITS

   THE TECH SECTOR'S CHANGING SHAPE

   DOING THE MUTUAL SHUFFLE

   THE BOND JUNGLE

   Q&A: BONDMEISTER WILLIAM GROSS ON TREASURIES, MUNIS, DEFLATION...

   THE GURUS SPEAK

   ARE YOUR STOCK OPTIONS UNDER WATER?

   TAMING THE TAX MAN

   THE BEST OFFSHORE FUNDS (int'l edition) (Special Report)

   TABLE: Offshore Funds Scoreboard (.pdf)

   GREAT SCOT--THAT'S A BARGAIN (int'l edition)

Nov. 2    THANKS FOR THE RATE CUT, BUT...

   COMMENTARY: THE ONLY THING WE HAVE TO FEAR IS FEARFUL INVESTORS

 
October 1998


Oct. 26    LETTING OFF STEAM

   COMMENTARY: A NOT-SO-BRAWNY GREENBACK TO THE RESCUE!

   JAPAN'S BANK BAILOUT: PAINKILLER OR REAL REFORM? (int'l edition)

   A $2.5 TRILLION MARKET YOU HARDLY KNOW

   BAD LOANS MADE GOOD

   AN EXIT PLAN FOR JAPAN?

   ASSET-BACKED GAMBLING?

   THE SKEPTIC: 'THERE WERE SCREAMING MATCHES'

   COMMENTARY: SECURITIZATION IS NO SECURITY BLANKET

   RECESSION PLAY: LOOK FOR THE DIVIDENDS

   COMMENTARY: FUND FEES ARE RISING. WHO'S TO BLAME?

   WHY WINDSOR FUND WENT SOUTH

   COMMENTARY: HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE ONLINE TRADING

Oct. 19    THE BW 50: HEY, THINGS WERE TOUGH ALL OVER

   THE STREET'S TECHNICIANS TAKE CENTER STAGE

Oct. 12    HOW TO RESHAPE THE WORLD FINANCIAL SYSTEM (Cover Story)

   CLEANING UP THAILAND'S MESS: THE LONG STRUGGLE AHEAD

   CHINA BUILDS A WALL--BUT WILL IT HOLD?

   A TALK WITH TREASURY CHIEF RUBIN...

   INTERNATIONAL BALANCED FUNDS: HOLDING UP IN THE MELTDOWN

Oct. 5    CORPORATE EARNINGS: WHO CAN YOU TRUST? (Cover Story)

   EARNINGS HOCUS-POCUS

   WHERE ARE THE ACCOUNTANTS?

   WALL STREET'S SPIN GAME

   THE SUPERSTAR WHO WEARS TWO HATS

   HELP FOR INVESTORS

   WHAT EVERY INVESTOR SHOULD KNOW ABOUT STOCK ANALYSIS

   EARNINGS: IT'S GONNA GET UGLY

   BURIED IN NOMURA'S REAL ESTATE RUBBLE

   COMMENTARY: THE NET AND EMERGING MARKETS: BOTH WILD, BOTH VITAL

   AN OUTSIDER'S GUIDE TO INSIDE INVESTING

   ZERO COUPONS, ZERO WORRIES?

   COMMENTARY: WHAT THE NASD RAP SHEET DON'T TELL YOU

 
September 1998


Sept. 28    FINANCIAL SERVICES: VALUE AMID THE CARNAGE?

   CAN IPOs ACHIEVE LIFTOFF AGAIN?

   REITs IN THE ROUGH

   TIME TO SIZE UP SMALL CAPS?

   MANAGING YOUR PORTFOLIO--FOR GROWTH, AND NO ULCERS

   FUND LOSSES: YOU MAY STILL OWE UNCLE SAM

Sept. 21    FAILED WIZARDS OF WALL STREET (Cover Story)

   COMMENTARY: WHEN COMPUTER MODELS SLIP ON THE RUNWAY

   COMMENTARY: HEDGE FUNDS AND YOU: YES. THERE'S A CONNECTION

   INVESTING: WHEN A 'CARVE-OUT' IS A GOOD DEAL

   COMMENTARY: WHY YOU STILL NEED STOCKS

Sept. 14    COMMENTARY: TIME TO ACT (Cover Story)

   THE FED: NO SIGN OF THE DOVE, YET

   WHY NO COMPANY IS IMMUNE

   THE MARKET: IT'S NOT SO BAD, HONEST...

   SO YOU WANNA BE CONAN THE CONTRARIAN...

   WALL STREET RECORKS THE BUBBLY

   UP THE VOLGA WITHOUT A CALCULATOR

   THE WALLS GO UP ALL OVER ASIA (int'l edition)

   IN CHINA: SPEND, SPEND, SPEND (int'l edition)

   IN TAIWAN, TIME TO INTERVENE (int'l edition)

   IS HONG KONG A FREE MARKET? (int'l edition)

   FOR EMERGING MARKETS, `PURE CARNAGE'

   BONDS MAY NOT BE AS SAFE AS YOU THINK

   GLOBAL INVESTING (Special Report)

   ASIA: NO SIGN OF THE BOTTOM

   A FAULTY CRYSTAL BALL

   EUROPE: SUDDEN CHILL OR DEEP FREEZE?

   LATIN AMERICA: MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM

   FOR COMMODITY FUNDS, IT WAS AS GOOD AS IT GETS

   ARE THESE FUND VETERANS CRAZY LIKE A FOX?

Sept. 7    HOW LOWER RATES LOWER THE BOOM

   COMMENTARY: DON'T JUST DUMP THAT FLAILING EQUITY FUND

   IT'S JUNK, BUT NOT GARBAGE

   MUTUAL FUNDS: THINKING LOCAL? THINK AGAIN

 
August 1998


Aug. 17    HOW WORRIED SHOULD YOU BE? (Cover Story)

   COMMENTARY: DON'T LET MR. MARKET PUSH YOU AROUND

   A DOWNTURN COULD REALLY ROCK THE BOAT

   FOR 'DAY-TRADERS,' THE TURMOIL IS TERRIFIC

   A TRIPLE WHAMMY TO THE BOTTOM LINE

   INDUSTRIES WITH THE BIGGEST DOLLAR CHANGE IN THE QUARTER

   THE ASIAN FLU NOW, PNEUMONIA LATER?

   SCOREBOARD: 1998 Second-Quarter Profits (.pdf)

   INVESTING FOR KIDS: CHILD'S PLAY ON THE WEB

Aug. 10    THE 21st CENTURY STOCK MARKETS

   A LOOK AT THE WILY SURVIVORS IN ASIA

Aug. 3    IS THIS FUND FAMILY STILL DYSFUNCTIONAL?

   STOCK-CAR FUNDS: A GREEN FLAG FOR INVESTORS?

   A TURNING POINT FOR CORPORATE EARNINGS

   WHY THE BULLS ARE STILL BULLISH

   POOF! AND SMALL OUTFITS CHANGE INTO A BIG IPO

   COMMENTARY: THE SEC SHOULD KEEP FUND MANAGERS HONEST

   BONDS: THESE WATERS ONLY LOOK CALM

   COMMENTARY: 401(k) DO-IT YOURSELFERS COULD USE SOME HELP

   MUTUAL FUNDS: RIDING THE WAVES OFFSHORE (int'l edition)

   A BULL RUN ON FLANDERS FIELD

 
July 1998


July 27    LET THE WEB MIND YOUR PORTFOLIO

   YES, THERE ARE STILL CHEAP NET PLAYS

July 20    HOW TO RETIRE (Special Report)

   MAKING THE MONEY LAST--AND THEN SOME

   FUNDS THAT CHANGE WITH YOU

   BW/HARRIS POLL: NOTHING RETIRING ABOUT THESE RETIREES (Extended)

   COVERING THE HEFTY TAB FOR LONG-TERM CARE

   A TALK WITH TIAA-CREF'S INVESTMENT HONCHO (with audio)

   FOR INVESTORS: A STOCK THAT COULD RIDE THE AGE WAVE

   COMMENTARY: WHAT'S LEFT FOR THE LATE BABY BOOMER?

   WHERE SILVER-HAIRED SURFERS BROWSE

   PRODUCTS THAT MAKE LIFE USER-FRIENDLY AGAIN

   WHEN A HOME NEAR THE FIFTH HOLE ISN'T ENOUGH?

   FAR FROM THE TOUR-BUS CROWD

   FOR ATHLETES, THE GLORY DAYS AREN'T OVER YET

   LATE-BLOOMING SCHOLARS

   FIRST STEPS TO A SECOND CAREER

   ANYONE WANT TO LEND A HAND?

   COMMETNARY: JIMMY CARTER: THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

   AMERICANS TURN TO REAL ESTATE

   CLICK HERE FOR WACKY VALUATIONS

July 13    GLOBAL 1000 (Int'l Cover Story)

   EMERGING MARKETS: WINNERS IN A LOSING YEAR

   THESE HEDGES HAVE SOME THORNS

   A FUND THAT'S RIDING THE EUROPEAN WAVE

July 6    SHOULD INVESTORS GO WITH AT&T--OR A CABLE COMPANY?

   A REPORT CARD ON 'INSIDE WALL STREET'

   MIDDLE GAME

 
June 1998


June 29    ASIA IS HURTING STOCKS. ASIA IS HELPING STOCKS

   CRESCENT'S CASINOS: A DIFFERENT KIND OF BET ON LAS VEGAS

   SO YOU WANT TO TIPTOE BACK INTO EMERGING MARKETS?

June 22    HOW INVESTORS CAN TAP THE SMALL-BIZ MOTHER LODE

   COMMENTARY: WHY STOCKS AREN'T A WILD BET

   SPORTS IPOs: ONE-HIT WONDERS?

   REITs FOR THE BOLD

   THE EURO'S WARM-UP ACT: IPOs (int'l edition)

June 15    WHERE TO INVEST (Cover Story)

   STOCKS: 'IT'S NOT HARD TO FIND VALUE'

   HOW TO BE IN THE RIGHT SPOT TO CATCH A MERGER WAVE

   TECHNOLOGY STOCKS: IS THE BULL TAKING A BREATHER?

   BIOTECH STOCKS: WARNING: MAY CAUSE DIZZINESS

   SHORT-SELLING: HOW TO SHORT A BULL MARKET--AND LIVE

   REAL ESTATE: FINDING SHELTER--AND A BIT OF COMFORT

   EUROPE IS THE BRIGHT SPOT IN WORLD MARKETS

   BOND INVESTORS WILL HAVE TO LOWER THEIR SIGHTS

   MUTUAL FUNDS: SQUEAKING PAST THE INDEX FUNDS

   BW/HARRIS POLL: STILL RIDING THAT MARKET WAVE

   A BUYER MAY BE ON REEBOK'S HEELS

   MORE TO CRUNCH ON AT GENERAL MILLS

   SURGERY AHEAD FOR ADVANCED HEALTH?

June 8    LOEWS' LARRY TISCH: THE ULTIMATE BEAR

   COMMODITIES ARE CHEAP--TIME TO LEAP?

   BETTER GRAB THIS TAX BREAK NOW

June 1    THE PROPHET OF WALL STREET (Cover Story)

   'I CANNOT ENVISION DOING A 180-DEGREE TURN'

   ASIA: THE GLOBAL IMPACT ( Int'l Cover Story)

   WORLD MARKETS: FLIGHT TO SAFETY

   CHINA: BATTERED BY THE YEN

   THE IMF BAILOUT: UP IN SMOKE

   INDONESIA: GRAFT WON'T JUST VANISH

   SINGAPORE: A COLD BLAST FROM JAKARTA

   INDIA: IS THERE A SILVER LINING?

   HOT GROWTH COMPANIES (Special Report)

   KENDLE INTERNATIONAL: THE $44 MILLION MOM-AND-POP

   BRASS EAGLE: GREAT BALLS TO FIRE

   MELITA INTERNATIONAL: A BEST FRIEND TO TELEMARKETERS

   ARIS: A SOFTWARE TURNER AND COACH

   DOVER DOWNS ENTERTAINMENT: SPEED DEMON

   APEX SOLUTIONS: SERVING THE SERVERS

   WHAT'S STILL SIZZLING -- AND WHAT MELTED

   1998 HOT GROWTH COMPANIES

   YOUR INVESTMENT SEMINAR IS IN...LAS VEGAS

   BOND GAMBITS FOR THE NEW EURO ZONE

   INSURANCE: CLICK HERE FOR COVERAGE

 
May 1998


May 25    REMAKING SCHWAB

   ONLINE BROKERS: DO YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR?

   E-TRADERS' STOCKS ARE A GOOD BET

   MARKET QUOTES ON THE GO

   STAR SPOTTING AMONG FALLEN IPOs

May 18    A RISKY DEARTH OF DIVIDENDS

   P-E's AREN'T AS LOONY AS THEY LOOK

   COMMENTARY: HOW THE SEC IS PASSING THE BUCK ON MICROCAPS

   WHAT'S MAKING K-TEL BOOGIE?

   COMMENTARY: WHEN BANKS ACT LIKE BROKERS, WHO REGULATES?

   PROFITS: TORRID TURNS TEPID IN THE FIRST QUARTER

   A SPOTLIGHT ON FIRST-QUARTER PROFITS

   HERE COME HEFTY HIKES IN BENEFITS

   TABLE: 1998 First-Quarter Corporate Profits (.pdf)

May 11    MERCK: A SLEEPER AMONG THE DRUG STOCKS?

   SKITTISH BULLS

   COMMENTARY: DOES THE DIVIDEND YIELD EVEN MATTER?

   IF THE FED IS BLUFFING, IT'S A WILY MOVE

   REAL ESTATE: PUMPED UP -- AND CRUISING FOR A BRUISING?

   WHERE THE REIT BARGAINS ARE

   THE TITANS OF TEMPLETON

   MARK MOBIUS: GLOBAL PIONEER

   MARK HOLOWESKO: COOL SAILOR

   MAKING A BUCK AS BANKS HOOK UP

   Q&A WITH TOM FINUCANE OF JOHN HANCOCK

   TIME TO HUNT FOR AN INVESTMENT PRO?

May 4    THE NEW STOCK TRADERS (Cover Story)

   BRUCE OGILVIE

   MILT TAYLOR

   SUE BENAC

   TUSHAR SHAH

   JOSEPH KAST

   KATHLEEN BUYERS & RON MILTON

   PHILIP DAVIS

   HOW TO MAKE THE NET YOUR BROKER

   E*TRADE: DOWN NOW, BUT BETTER TIMES MAY BE COMING

   WHEN YOUR FUND FOCUSES ON A FLOP

   FINANCIAL SUPERMARKETS AREN'T SO SUPER

   WHY DRUGSTORE CHAINS ARE IN GOOD HEALTH

   HAS YOUR PORTFOLIO GOTTEN TOP-HEAVY?

   LOUD CHEERS ABROAD FOR FUNDS

 
April 1998


Apr. 27    TRILLION DOLLAR BANKS (Cover Story)

   HOW THE CORPORATE CUSTOMERS SEE IT

   COMMENTARY: IF THIS SAFETY NET SNAPS, WHO PAYS?

   HARTFORD FINANCIAL: A BACKDOOR PLAY FOR INVESTORS?

   PROFITS TAKE A POUNDING. BUT DO INVESTORS CARE?

Apr. 20    CITIGROUP: JUST THE START?

   THE 'COCA-COLA OF PERSONAL FINANCE'

   THIS MERGER WILL MAKE BIG WAVES

   COMMENTARY: GREAT BIG COMPANY. GREAT BIG MISTAKE?

   THESE BULLS DON'T WANT TO SAY 'I TOLD YOU SO,' BUT...

   CAVEAT INVESTOR AT THESE SEMINARS

   ADVICE WITH NO SNAKE OIL

Apr. 13    SHORT ON RISK, LONG ON RETURNS

   SEXY STEEL STOCKS? DON'T LAUGH

Apr. 6    WILL MICROCIDE'S 'TARGETED GENOMICS' PAY OFF FOR PATIENTS--AND INVESTORS?

   MICROSOFT: LET'S NOT GET CARRIED AWAY

   GOING GLOBAL: IS IT TIME TO TAKE THE PLUNGE?

   A PIECE OF REAL ESTATE FOR A PITTANCE

 
March 1998


Mar. 30    THE BUSINESS WEEK 50 (Cover Story)

   HOW WE PICKED THE CREAM OF THE CROP

   THE NIMBLE NEW LEADERS OF THE PACK

   SIFTING FOR CLUES

   TIME TO TAKE A CHANCE ON APPLIED MATERIALS?

   TABLE: BW's Performance Rankings of the S&P 500 (with links to extensive data from S&P)

   TABLE: BW's Performance Rankings of the S&P 500 (.pdf)

   TABLE: BW's Industry Rankings of the S&P (.pdf)

   ANOTHER NET IPO FRENZY--WITH A DIFFERENCE

Mar. 23    ONLINE ORIGINAL: VW'S STOCK: WATCH OUT FOR A BUMPY RIDE (Cover Story)

Mar. 16    BEWARE THE TRADES OF MARCH

   TAPPING HIGH TECH'S LATEST TAKEOFF

   HAMMERING OUT A HOUSING PLAY

Mar. 9    MARKET TIMING: A PERILOUS PLOY

   HOW TO PLAY THE VIDEO-GAME MAKERS

   CAN YOU BELIEVE IN THESE CONVERSIONS?

Mar. 2    DOES YOUR WILL STILL HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

 
February 1998


Feb. 23    AOL: THE RIGHT KIND OF BUSY SIGNALS

   PULP FICTION AT KIMBERLY-CLARK

   HILTON: SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY?

   THE HONEYMOON IS OVER IN VEGAS AND ATLANTIC CITY

   BEWARE, THESE BONDS CAN FAIL YOU

   MERGERS MAY JUICE UP ENERGY

Feb. 16    GOOD WORKS--AND GREAT PROFITS

Feb. 9    REPUBLIC LEARNS CARS AIN'T VIDEOS

   THE WRONG WAY TO PRIME JAPAN'S PUMP? (int'l edition)

Feb. 2    NEW BOSS, NEW PLAN (Cover Story)

   A CHAT WITH C. MICHAEL ARMSTRONG

   THE BEST MUTUAL FUNDS

   UNCLE SAM WANTS YOURS! DON'T MAKE IT EASY FOR HIM

   SCOREBOARD: The Best Equity Mutual Funds (.pdf)

   FOREIGNERS REDISCOVER U.S. STOCKS

   THE PROFIT PARTY IS GETTING QUIETER

   ALL CLEAR AHEAD FOR OFFSHORE FUNDS? (int'l edition)

   'THE DECADE OF THE CONSOLIDATOR' (int'l edition)

 
January 1998


Jan. 26    WHAT TO DO ABOUT ASIA (Cover Story)

   COMMENTARY: A CHINESE DEVALUATION? DON'T BET ON IT

   A REGIME ON THE ROPES (int'l edition)

   'IF THERE IS ANY UNREST HERE, WE WILL KILL EACH OTHER' (int'l edition)

   THE BATTLE FOR KIM'S ECONOMIC SOUL (int'l edition)

   A POINT MAN ASSESSES THE DAMAGE (int'l edition)

   A FIERCE DOWNDRAFT AT BOEING

   THE CATs ARE OUT OF THE BAG

   FUNDS THAT TAME BULL AND BEAR

   COMMENTARY: A PORTFOLIO WITH A HEART STILL NEEDS A BRAIN

Jan. 19    THE ZERO INFLATION ECONOMY

   WHAT GREENSPAN REALLY MEANT

   WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DECIMAL SYSTEM?

   GILLETTE'S EDGE

   THE NEXT CEO'S KEY ASSET: A WORN PASSPORT

   IT'S TIME FOR BONDS TO GET SOME RESPECT

   FIGHTING POLLUTION--AND CLEANING UP, TOO

   A TAX BREAK THE DEER WILL LOVE

Jan. 12    SECURITIES

   FOCUS: MERRILL LYNCH




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