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Q4 - 2001 Index

In December 2001 Part 2

Best Action Is Often No Action - Mark Hulbert, NY Times
Yen Update - James Flanigan, LA Times / Leslie Norton, Barrons
Generic-Drug Makers Offer Steady Growth - Amy Tsao, Business Week
Older Americans' Debt Burden Grows - Ruth Simon, WSJ
Nattering Nabobs of Negativism - Matthew Rose, WSJ**
Tech Outlook - Scott Thurm, WSJ
Employment Stats - Gene Epstein, Barrons
The EV/Ebitda Ratio - Cintra Scott, WSJ
Energy Trading - Donald Ratajczak, Atlanta Journal Constituion
Tales from the Mutual Fund Crypt - Charles Jaffe, Boston Globe
Risk vs Reward - Paul Taylor, London Financial Times
Savings Behavior - Hal Varian, NY Times
Pessimists - Kanell, AJC / Jubak, MSN / Calandra, CBS / Hulbert, NYT
The Wrong Medicine for an Ailing Economy - C Baum, Bloomberg
Toxins Contained in 'New Car Smell' - CNN
Are You Normal? - Vivian Marino, NY Times
Another Pension Problem - Charles Jaffe, Boston Globe / WSJ
Follow the Money - Gene Marcial, BusinessWeek


December 2001 Part 1

Money-Market Type Products - Aaron Lucchetti, WSJ
Inflation Alert in CPI - Caroline Baum, Bloomberg
The 'Room for Error' Law - Carlos Tejada, WSJ
Mutual Funds vs the S&P 500 - Scott Burns, Dallas Morning News
Tech Flies w/o Wings - Alan Abelson, Barrons
Retirement Isn't as Cheap as Believed - Crenshaw, Washington Post**
Needed 401(k) Reforms - Scott Burns, Dallas Morning News
Home Loan Delinquencies - Syre and Stein, Boston Globe
Unemployment Report's Silver Lining - Baum, Bloomberg / Berry, Wash Post
Recession is Alive and Kicking - Rebecca Thomas, Smart Money
Rx Experiment Helps States, Hurts Pharmaceuticals - WSJ
Conflicting Interests - Chet Currier, Bloomberg
The Fiction of Pension Accounting - Floyd Norris, NY Times
Fuel-Efficiency - Postel, NY Times / White, WSJ / Shirouzu, WSJ
Ad Spending Shrinks - Elliot, NYT / Rose, WSJ / Ahrens, Wash Post
GDP Math - Gene Epstein, Barrons / Caroline Baum, Bloomberg**
Debit Cards vs Credit Cards - Calmetta Coleman, WSJ
The Math Behind Lower Expectations for Stocks - Clements, WSJ
Risk 101 - Chet Currier, Bloomberg


November 2001 Part 2

From Your Pocket, into Managers' - Scott Burns, Dallas Morning News
Strategy For Your Emergency Reserves - Jonathan Clements, WSJ**
Retirement Savings - Bernstein, Barrons / Glassman, Wash Post / ERBI / ICI
Slowness is Better than Indecision - Clements, WSJ / Chicago Tribune
The Fed Effect - Louis Uchitelle, NY Times
Great Expectations - Thomas Kostigen, CBS.MarketWatch
Two Steps Back - Charles Jaffe, Boston Globe
Ignore the Bold Print (heed the fine) - Clements, WSJ / Jaffe, Boston Globe **
Indomitable Spirit - Gene Epstein, Barrons
Pons Asinorum (low oil price is not great news) - C Baum, Bloomberg / WSJ**
Inventories Grow - Francis Markey, Dismal.com
VDI Stats - JD Power / WSJ
History Says We Will Re-Test Lows - Opdyke, WSJ / Friedman, LA Times
Effective Stimulation - David Leonhardt, NY Times
Counting Blessings Along With Losses - Tom Petruno, LA Times
Comments on Sales Report - Rebecca Thomas, Smart Money
Banks Tighten Credit - LA Times / WSJ /Economy.com


November 2001 Part 1

Pension-Funds Results Hurt Earnings - Brown & Weil, WSJ
Downturn Dictionary - Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe
Inflation is Good? Greg Ip, WSJ / Caroline Baum, Bloomberg
Profits Fall 72%, Fall to Continue - WSJ
Indexers Should Keep the Faith - Carol Vinzant, Washington Post
Sales and Spending Forecasts - Atlanta J-C / LA Times / Wash Post
REIT Update - Smith & Rich, WSJ / LA Times / Franecki, Barrons
Opportunity in Big Bond Spread - Jim Jubak, MSN
Market Timing - Doherty, Barrons / Glassman, Washington Post
Employment Stats - Dunham, Ip and Wysocki, WSJ
Charitable-Gift Funds - Charles Jaffe, Boston Globe / WSJ
Housing Market Weakens - Uchitelle, NY Times / Thomas, Smart Money
Shareholders' Rights and Returns - Mark Hulbert, NY Times
30 Yr Bond - Zuckerman & Sims, WSJ / Ablan, Barrons / Petruno, LAT
Prudence and Insanity - Andrew Cassel, Philadelphia Inquirer
Seven War Scenarios - Michael Brush, MSN
The Economic Forecast - Wessel, Ip and Opdyje, WSJ
Buying stock is like buying a used car? Todd Mason, Ft Worth Star-Telegram


October 2001 Part 2

One-Time Events Can Linger - Carloine Baum, Bloomberg
Trading Dividends for Growth - Jonathan Clements, WSJ
Earnings Update - WSJ
Growth v Value - Michael Santoli / Ingrid Eisenstadter, Barrons
Mutual Fund Workers - Lucky Dogs - WSJ
Lower Your Risk by Adding More - Charles Jaffe, Boston Globe**
Is Inflation Improvement Sustainable? - Caroline Baum, Bloomberg
Could 'a Been Worse - Raghavan, Pulliam and Opdyke, WSJ
Small Town Blues - Kurt Rankin, Economy.com
Bond Update - Zuckerman, WSJ / Fuerbringer, NYT / Burnes, DMN
Keep on Buying - Karen Damato, WSJ


October 2001 Part 1

Preferred Shares 101 - Jeff Opdyke, WSJ
To Early to Call Bottom - Gretchen Moregenson, NY Times
Calling a Market Bottom - Caroline Baum, Bloomberg
Funds Not `Fully Invested' - Chet Currier, Bloomberg
PPI Does Not Lead CPI - Caroline Baum, Bloomberg
Consumer Comfort Index - ABC /Greg Ip, WSJ
No Guts, No Glory - Chet Currier, Bloomberg
How Fund Categories Fared - WSJ (data from Lipper)
Post-Attack Terrain - S Pulliam and E.S. Browing, WSJ
Will History Repeat or Rhyme? - David Franecki, Barrons
The Cost of Chasing Returns - Floyd Norris, NY Times
Inflation-Indexed Annuity - Jonathan Clements, WSJ
Using Annuity's to Reduce Portfolio Risk - J Clements, WSJ**
Growth v. Value - A Lucchetti, WSJ / Burns, Dallas Morning News**
Most Investor Profits have been Wiped Out - Ken Brown, WSJ
Mutual Fund Update - Bloomberg / Boston Globe / WSJ
The Best Stimulus - Greg Ip, WSJ/ Ratajczak, AJC


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