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Invest $900k in a variable annuity?
21 January 2010, 8:29 am - Question: I'm 62 and have accumulated about $2.6 million in retirement savings, which is invested in stocks and bonds. My adviser suggests that I take a third of this money and invest it in a guaranteed 6% income variable annuity. The cost of the 6% rider is 0.95% of the account balance per year. Do you think this is a good idea? --J.H., Lansing, Michigan

Tech stocks for the next 10 years
21 January 2010, 1:36 am - Technology trends can be easy to spot -- iPod earbuds become ubiquitous, people casually use the term "Google" as a verb. But if the decade since the Internet bubble burst taught you anything, it's that tech investing is hard. The key is to find companies that can take advantage of massive shifts in the way consumers and businesses use technology.

More wives outearning their husbands
19 January 2010, 12:03 pm - Almost one-quarter of men are married to women whose income tops theirs -- more than five times the percentage from four decades ago, according to a research group report released Tuesday.

I'm 25 and I want to start investing
19 January 2010, 6:59 am - Question: I'm 25 and want to start investing in the stock market, but I'm unsure of how to do it. Any advice? --Kyle, Bentonville, Arkansas

The end of the treasury bull run
19 January 2010, 3:18 am - Making money in bonds used to be so simple: All you had to do was put your dough into U.S. Treasuries and watch it rise. Had you held your entire portfolio in U.S. government issues -- which have a minuscule chance of default because they're backed by the full faith and credit of Uncle Sam -- you'd have earned an annualized return of 8.5% over the past two decades. That's about half a percentage point a year ahead of the stock market and three points above their historical average.

4 smart fixes for your 401(k)
18 January 2010, 2:24 am - With stocks up more than 60% since hitting bottom last March, the red ink is finally fading on the typical 401(k) account. Yes, it's safe to look at your statement again: Balances for boomers who have worked 10 to 20 years at the same company are now down less than 3% on average, compared with pre-crash levels; younger employees and 45- to 64-year-olds with less tenure are solidly back in the black.

10 stocks that can keep running
17 January 2010, 4:37 am - There are plenty of reasons you might think that the rally that began in early March will slow down this year. For one thing, the stock market isn't cheap anymore -- not after enjoying a greater-than-60% climb in the past nine months.

7 digital fitness coaches
16 January 2010, 11:23 am - Every January countless Americans vow to get in better shape. Make this year different with these gadgets - no personal trainer required.

The Internet ruined my life
15 January 2010, 1:10 am - Recently the number of options for wasting time on my computer reached a critical mass of craziness. E-mail. Blogs. Social networks. Podcasts. E-books. Three full seasons of Lou Grant on streaming video.

Consumers score a win on credit card rules
14 January 2010, 11:53 am - Consumers scored a few unexpected victories in a set of Federal Reserve rules issued earlier this week.