Kiplinger's Personal Finance

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Contents

Saga of Wilbur the Pig
18
Foster Friess (Pets), William D'Alonzo, Brandywine Fund, Swine
Corrections
20
State taxation, Local taxation, Cities and towns (Rating)
Signs of a Close Election
28
George W. Bush (American president) (Presidential campaign, 2004), John Forbes Kerry (American senator); 1943- (Presidential campaign, 2004), Presidential elections (2004), Economics and politics, Stocks (Price forecasting), United States (Economic policy)
Wipe Out Your Income Shortfall
38
Portfolio management, Debt
Shutting Down Identity Theft
40
Caution Pays Off
75
Diane Jaffee, TCW Galileo Dividend Focused Fund (Investments), TCW Galileo Opportunity Fund (Investments)
Could You Downsize?
80
Married couples (Economic conditions, Employment)
Keep the Money Flowing
86
Retirement income, Investments
Quicken Gets a Run for Its Money
90
Microsoft Money (Computer program), Quicken (Computer program)
Say Farewell to Canceled Checks
91
Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act, Cancelled checks

Simple is Beautiful
44
Mutual funds
Who's the Best Online Broker?
54
Online stockbrokers (Rating)
Vanguard Wants All of You
60
John J. Brennan, Vanguard Group Inc, Financial planners
Questions for Your Adviser
66
Investment advisers
A Matter of Values
68
George P. Schwartz, Ave Maria Catholic Values Fund (Investments), Investments (Social aspects), Stocks (Price forecasting)
Saving Penney
70
Allen I. Questrom, J. C. Penney Company, Inc (Securities)
Curses! The Second Derivative
73
Corporations (Finance), Stocks (Prices)
Costs Up, Benefits Down
93
AEGON NV, Insurance, Long term care (Rates)
Make a Secure Start
94
Credit cards
At Home with the New Porsche
102
Porsche 911 (Automobile), Automobile touring (Germany)
Wireless Made Easy
108
Home computer networks (Installation), Wireless local area networks (Installation), Wireless Internet connections, IEEE 802 standard
Saving Face
114
Paula Begoun (American cosmetics industry executive); 1953- (Attitudes, opinions, etc), Facial creams (Rating)
Make the Most of Your Miles
117
Frequent flier programs

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