Kiplinger.com Highlights: August 2007

WASHINGTON--(EON:Enhanced Online News)--Kiplinger.com (www.Kiplinger.com), the leader in personal finance advice and business forecasting, announces its online editorial content for the month of August 2007:

Cover Story: What $1,000 Can Do

Since the late 1980s, Kiplinger's Personal Finance has been offering readers ideas on how a little bit of money can accomplish a lot: fight poverty, finance an adventure or buy great stocks and funds. We go for a mix of the practical and interesting, and hopefully both.

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Invest in your future:

Make a Bet on Three Cheap Stocks

Shares from these three companies sell for less than they're worth, and they are poised for a turnaround.

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Land Nice Yields

These international closed-end funds can give your income a boost.

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Ease Yourself Into Overseas Stocks

Exchange-traded funds provide a cheap way to diversify your portfolio into international investments.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/ 1000foreign.html

Add Glitter to Your Portfolio

Hedge against inflation and a falling dollar with these gold and silver investments.

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Start Small with Top Stock Pickers

These six mutual funds with stellar managers carry low minimum investment requirements.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/ 1000pickers.html

Manage your money:

Boost Your Career With Professional Classes

Beefing up your skills can land you a raise or a promotion.

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Let Time Cut Future College Costs

Contributions to a state 529 plan can grow to big bucks by the time Junior graduates from high school.

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Invest in Some College Advice

An admissions consultant can offer personalized tips to get your child into college.

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Earn 18% Guaranteed

Pay down your credit card for a surefire way to improve your finances.

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Reward yourself:

Stock Your Cellar With Wines of the World

Treat your palate with these four great wine values.

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Take an Energy-Saving Tumble

A front-loading clothes washer will cut your water and energy use.

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Rent a Mascot

Your favorite character can perform at your next party.

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Buy Some Safety for a Young Driver

Bolster your teen's driving skills and confidence with a training class.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/1000drive.html

Digitize Tapes and LPs

Dust off your vinyl and video and add them to your CD and DVD collection.

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Film a Mini Movie

You can make a professional-quality film for less than $1,000 with the right equipment.

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Be a philanthropist:

Help Teachers Help Students

Donate materials or experiences to a schoolroom in need.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/1000donors.html

Do Good With a Donor-Advised Fund

Budding philanthropists can invest their money and give to their favorite charities.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/1000dfund.html

Fight Poverty With Micro Loans

Make the world a better place with small donations to struggling entrepreneurs in developing countries.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/1000micro.html

Investing

7 Under-the-Radar Stocks

Find real deals among companies with little Wall Street following.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/ underfollowed.html

Own Your Piece of Paradise

Enjoy your rural getaway and at the same time diversify your investments.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/land.html

Savvy Ways to Tap Your Retirement Savings

Great strategies to make your money last a lifetime.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/income.html

Retire on Autopilot

One-stop funds let you invest and forget it.

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No Quick Fix for High Prices

The desired remedy is usually price controls -- a lame idea that the U.S. wisely rejected 30 years ago.

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ETFs That Miss the Mark

The proliferation of weird and increasingly narrow products is perverting a great idea.

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When Exchange-Traded Notes Make Sense

They're essentially bonds issued by their creator, Barclays. If all goes well, they'll act much like ETFs, but with different risks.

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Thrilled and Appalled

What do you do if the CEO of a company starts to sound a little, uh, promotional?

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Getting Rich Off Merger Mania

Whether you're conservative or aggressive, you can profit from the buyout frenzy.

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Awesome Returns

Our income picks surpass expectations.

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New Life for Broken Funds

A company will throw everything it's got to turn around a big laggard that hurts its bottom line.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/kinnel.html

A Streak You Shouldn’t Overlook

Cambiar Opportunity has regularly topped the market.

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It’s Payback Time

Victims of rapid trading are getting some money -- enough for a night on the town.

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Insurer on the Mend

With its scandal behind it, UnitedHealth is looking good.

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Spectra Revives

An old Alger fund is near the top of the growth charts -- again.

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Your Money

Rating Online Financial Planners

We put five programs through their paces. How much should you rely on them?

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/ financialplans.html

You Can Get Health Coverage

Forget the horror stories. Policies are available even if you're sick or retire early.

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Last Chance Tax Move

Starting next year, more kids will lose their favorable rate on investment income.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/kiddie.html

Starting Your Own Fund

Just to break even the fund will probably need to have more than $20 million in assets.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/askkim.html

Debit-card Smarts

Strategies to rack up rewards and keep your money safe.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/debit.html

Planning for Your Disabled Child

The right moves today will ensure that your child's needs will always be met.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/disabled.html

Best Ways to Cash in College Accounts

How to pay the tuition bill and preserve your tax breaks.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/college.html

Spending Wisely

The Well-Equipped Home Office

Match your machines to your needs and the space available.

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Get the Breaks You Deserve

If you work from home, you may qualify for the home-office tax deduction.

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This Man Stole My Identity

David Dahlstrom, 44, of Salt Lake City endured 17 years of personal-finance hell while an impersonator in California bounced bad checks, ran up credit-card bills, and, starting in 1990, racked up a string of felony convictions in his name.

http://www.kiplinger.com/magazine/archives/2007/08/mystory.html

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