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Think Stocks Have Risen Too Far? Try Utilities – SmartMoney.com

Investors who are worried that stocks have risen too far, too fast, should give utilities another look. Shares of electricity and gas companies typically offer generous dividend yields — dividend payments as a percentage of stock price — and slow but steady growth. More From Jack Hough How to Spot a Company That’s at the [...]

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Target Funds End Year Far From Bull’s Eye – SmartMoney.com

Often billed as the fund and brokerage industry’s quick fix for retirement planning, so-called target-date funds took an unexpected turn for the worse in 2011, according to new data. Also See Advisers Weigh Other Retirement Options Earlier: Hidden Risks in Target-Date Funds Former Gold Fans Search for New Havens The funds, which have become an [...]