Sunday Journal

• Sunday Journal

  

  At Midyear, Some Surprising Winners and Losers

  The market has overcome—or at least managed to deal with—an array of obstacles, from intensifying European debt problems and slow growth in the U.S. economy to weakness in formerly robust emerging-market economies.

• Tip of the Week

  Last-Minute Travel Deals for July 4th

  This year, demand for rooms and airfare is spread across two weekends, resulting in better deals.

• Personal Business

  

  Retail Shopping Is Taking Off at the Airport

  Retail offerings are expanding beyond duty-free and souvenir shops. In many cases, prices will match what you would find at the mall, though selections may be limited.

• Next

  Ease the Financial Burden of Caring for a Parent

• Tax Tip

  Guard Against Tax Identity Theft

• The Accidental Entrepreneur

  Take to the Street (Fairs) This Summer

• Health Costs

  Find Care on Vacation

Weekend Investor

• Weekend Investor

  

  Get Ready for the New Investment Tax

  The Supreme Court's health-care ruling means the 3.8% surtax on investment income is for real. We answer your questions.

• The Intelligent Investor

  

  New Ways to Weigh Your Adviser

  How good is your financial adviser, anyway? New standards of performance aim to help you find out—but getting better measures isn't going to be easy.

• Weekend Investor

  Does the New Student-Loan Legislation Go Far Enough?

  A last-minute deal by Congress to prevent rates on popular student loans from doubling received a lukewarm reception from consumer advocates.

• Getting Going

  Parsing the New Cellphone Plans

• Upside

  Finding Better Bond Yields Overseas

• Conquering Retirement

  Fix That Password—Now!

• Weekend Investor

  Earnings Bode Ill for Stocks

• Retirement

• Conquering Retirement

  

  Fix That Password—Now!

  The news that 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords had been stolen is just the latest example of how insecure online transactions can be. But a few simple moves can reduce the chances of being hacked to almost zero.

• Weekend Investor

  

  IRA Rules Get Trickier

  The IRS is cracking down on common retirement account errors. Here's how to protect yourself.

• Family Value

  

  Are You on the Hook for Mom's Bills?

  Twenty-nine states have "filial support" laws that could be used to go after patients' adult children for unpaid long-term-care bills.

• Investing Basics

  Younger Investors Should Start With a Roth

• MarketWatch

  Finally, You Can Sort of See What Your 401(k) Costs

• Retirement

  Retire Here, Not There: Washington

• Conquering Retirement

  A Cure for Medical Paperwork Syndrome