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2010 Back Issues

The 2010 issues of SMI are listed below from the most recent back to the beginning of the year. When you see a title of interest, click on it to view the complete article. To download an issue in its entirety (in PDF format), click the link at the end of the monthly listing.

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SEPTEMBER 2010

•	Cover Article: Fine-Tuning the Risk in Your IRA, 401(k), and Other Retirement Accounts
•	Editorial: Facing Your Fears: What If We Have A Market Like We Had During The Great Depression?
•	Level 1: Big News on Campus: New Law Limits Credit Card Pitches to Students
•	Level 2: Mortgage-Backed Bond Funds: Higher Yields for Long-Term Savers
•	Level 3: Profiting from Monthly "Seasonality" in the Stock Market
•	Level 4: Preferential Treatment: Preferred Stocks Outpace Bond Yields
•	Looking Ahead: Guiding Your Children Toward Their Career Calling
•	MoneyTalk: New Fund Recommendations
•	Upgrading: Easy as 1-2-3
•	MoneyTalk: What Is Your Most Valuable Possession?
» Click here to download an Acrobat file of the entire September issue

AUGUST 2010

•	Cover Article: Questions to Ask Before Deviating from Your Long-Term Investing Plan
•	Editorial: Worshipping the Lord Daily — Your Duty or Your Joy?
•	Level 1: Know the Score: Credit Scores Come in Many Flavors — Which is Best?
•	Level 2: For Savings You Won't Need to Draw On for Two Years or More
•	Level 3: Contingency Plans: Giving a Broker Buy/Sell Instructions Ahead of Time
•	Level 4: Second Quarter Review: Summer Swoons and Market Turning Points
•	Looking Ahead: Why It's Important to Have Your Affairs in Order
•	MoneyTalk: New Fund Recommendations
» Click here to download an Acrobat file of the entire August issue

JULY 2010

•	Cover Article: Feeling the Father's Pleasure
•	Editorial: Inflation or Deflation? Governments Pick Their Poison
•	Level 1: Close-to-Home Options Can Help Cut Your Entertainment Budget
•	Level 2: It's Not a Lock: "Bump-Up" CDs Allow You to Change Your Rate
•	Level 3: Earnings Expectations, P/Es, and Assessing Risk
•	Level 4: Radical Diversification
•	Looking Ahead: Donor-Advised Funds: A Great Tool for Tax-Efficient Giving
•	MoneyTalk: New Fund Recommendations
» Click here to download an Acrobat file of the entire July issue

JUNE 2010

•	Cover Article: The Millionaire Next Door
•	Editorial: What I Should Have Said
•	Level 1: What You Need to Know About Debit Cards
•	Level 2: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Again: Multiple Savings Accounts
•	Level 3: What the Price/Earnings Ratio Can Tell You About Risk
•	Level 4: Individual Bonds: A Safe Haven From Rising Interest Rates?
•	Looking Ahead: Withdrawing Money From Your IRA Before Retirement
•	MoneyTalk: New Fund Recommendations
•	Upgrading: Easy as 1-2-3
» Click here to download an Acrobat file of the entire June issue

MAY 2010

•	Cover Article: Your Work Matters to God
•	Editorial: On the Outside Looking In?
•	Level 1: Planning a Wonderful, Enjoyable, Affordable Wedding
•	Level 2: Should You Move Your Savings to a Short-Term Bond Fund?
•	Level 3: The (Un)Importance of Fund Expenses for SMI Upgraders
•	Level 4: First Quarter Review: Market Rally Keeps Rolling
•	Looking Ahead: "529" Fallout: Parents Feeling Skittish About College-Savings Risk
» Click here to download an Acrobat file of the entire May issue

APRIL 2010

•	Cover Article: Making the Most of Your IRA Opportunities
•	Editorial: An Easter Meditation: "What Is His Name?"
•	Level 1: Cutting Car Costs by Doing Things "The Right Way"
•	Level 2: Faith-Based Credit Unions: An Option for Christian Savers
•	Level 3: A SMarT Way To Boost Your Saving & Investing
•	Level 4: Buying Only Our 5 Top-Ranked Funds Still Trounces the Market
•	Looking Ahead: The Roth 401(k): All That Glitters May Not be Gold
» Click here to download an Acrobat file of the entire April issue

MARCH 2010

•	Cover Article: Funds Across the Water: A Primer on International Investing
•	Editorial: Help Wanted: Financial Writer/Editor Interests: Investing, Writing, Helping/Teaching Others
•	Level 1: Phone Apps Are Making It Easy to Track Finances On the Go
•	Level 2: SEC Issues Rules on Money Funds, More Changes Yet To Come
•	Level 3: Choosing Funds in Your 401(k) When Your Options Are Few
•	Level 4: Adventurous Bond Investors Roam the World for Higher Returns
•	Looking Ahead: New Credits, Deductions Could Reduce Your 2009 Income Tax
•	MoneyTalk: New Fund Recommendations
» Click here to download an Acrobat file of the entire March issue

FEBRUARY 2010

•	Cover Article: SMI's 2010 Broker Review: Choosing the Broker That's Right For You
•	Editorial: Diversification Is the Biblical Answer to Economic Uncertainty
•	Level 1: Invest in Your 401(k) — or Pay Down Your Home Mortgage?
•	Level 2: Low and Lower: '09 Was "Terrible Year" for Money Funds
•	Level 3: How to Calculate Your Rate of Return for 2009
•	Level 4: Fourth Quarter Review: Strong Finish To A Weak Decade
•	Looking Ahead: Wise Stewardship Includes Having a Will That Protects Your Children
•	MoneyTalk: Further Thoughts on Sector Rotation and the New Optional Inflation Hedges
•	An Invitation from Austin: Come Hang Out!
» Click here to download an Acrobat file of the entire February issue

JANUARY 2010

•	Cover Article: Should've Seen That Coming!
•	Editorial: Diversifying Further Against the Risk of Inflation
•	Level 1: Getting in Shape in 2010: Taking a "Fiscal Health Day"
•	Level 2: It's Purchasing Power that Counts
•	Level 3: A Written Plan is the Key to Long-term Investing Success
•	Level 4: Balancing Competing Risks as We Look to 2010
•	Looking Ahead: Seizing an Opportunity: Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth in 2010
•	MoneyTalk: New Fund Recommendations
» Click here to download an Acrobat file of the entire January issue

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