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People are sometimes surprised when they discover how costly it can be to lose their smartphone. We?ve all heard about security risks and identity fraud, but just the cost of replacing the lost or stolen phone itself can cause sticker shock.
In her Buyer Beware column today, Jeanette Pavini takes a close look at what it?ll cost you if your smartphone is lost or stolen. If you?ve got a top-of-the-line smartphone and you?re midcontract and don?t have insurance? Get ready to shell out many hundreds of dollars. But we have some tips to help you trim those costs.
Also on MarketWatch today, Simon Constable writes that it?s not your fault that your fund can?t keep up. On average, fully two-thirds of mutual funds lag behind their respective benchmarks, according to Morningstar. So what can you do about it? First thing, he says, is look at the fees you?re paying.
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Anne Stanley
, Managing Editor, Personal Finance
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What it really costs when you lose your smartphone
Say you just lost your wallet with $40 cash in it. You?d feel bad, right? There?s the inconvenience of canceling cards, getting a new driver?s license, etc. But what if you lost your wallet with $900 in cash in it, plus your address book and your bank passwords? That?s what it?s like when you lose your smartphone.
Read more: What it really costs when you lose your smartphone.
2012 Dodge Avenger
Dodge?s improved and upgraded Avenger has emerged as a worthy competitor in the midsize segment.
Read more: 2012 Dodge Avenger.
It?s not your fault your fund can?t keep up
Many stock analysts are projecting a banner year for stocks, as investors pile into the market to counter today?s low interest rates and fears that bond prices may be soon tumbling.
Read more: It?s not your fault your fund can?t keep up.
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The dividend-fund dilemma
Sooner or later, the markets always punish investors who do the right thing for the wrong reason.
Read more: The dividend-fund dilemma.
Investors, choose your cost-basis method now
New rules make it important that you choose how your broker figures your cost basis. Investors who delay choosing a cost-basis calculation method could face steep tax consequences later.
Read more: Investors, choose your cost-basis method now.
How to handle a correction
Bill Gunderson writes on the Trading Deck today that he?s been fully invested throughout the market?s uptrend, but is now beginning to prepare for what he says is the inevitable correction. He says few things are guaranteed in the market, but corrections are one of them. Read his take on how can you spot a correction and what should you do.
Read more: How to handle a correction.
China?s welcome mat for foreign investors
Although China more than doubles the amount foreigners can invest in its stock markets, there is some skepticism on the timing, and questions remain on whether it is a token gesture.
Read more: China?s welcome mat for foreign investors.
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