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An axiom of bond investing: Bagging the juiciest yields means taking on spine-tingling risk. The easier way to invest in high-yield munis is via a mutual fund.

As stocks flirt with bear-market territory, most investors, long schooled in the buy-and-hold philosophy, have ridden the market down. But now that investors have lost 20% of their money, what shou...

Some investors might wonder if it's too late to cash on soaring food investments. Indeed, buying individual commodities is risky; ETFs that own farm commodities are safer. But it might be best to b...

Investors who miss the deadline for moving retirement savings from one account to another are getting a new message from Uncle Sam: Tough luck. A change in tax rulings means some account holders ar...

A shaky stock market and low rates on CDs have sent investors flocking to fixed annuities with deferred payouts. But they aren't a smart choice for many savers, particularly younger ones or those w...

Like springtime crocuses, small-cap stocks flourish once the harsh cold of a bear market is over. If the market indeed is on a warming trend that will last, they are worth a look.

Some of the best dividends around can be had from smaller banks -- the sturdy ones, that is, not those getting chewed up by the credit crunch.

With savers pressed to find decent returns, there's a lot of interest in callable CDs. Trouble is, savers run the risk that the issuing bank will yank the CD from them should rates decline. But tha...

Maybe there's a way to thrive in the howling wasteland that is the home-loan market. Bonds backed by mortgages look like a buying opportunity, assuming a new spate of defaults doesn't send their pr...

Amid a topsy-turvy market, here's some insight that can prove helpful in picking stocks: Companies that consistently raise their dividends return the most to investors over the long pull.