(MONEY Magazine) – 8 COME CELEBRATE WITH US ! A look back at 15 years of history -- yours and ours

INVESTOR'S SCORECARD by Pauline Tai 12 The Stock You Wish You Had Bought 14 Coins Earned the Most Dollars 18 Inflating Our Cost of Living

26 FIFTEEN TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE by Michael Sivy

32 THE BEST INVESTORS OF OUR TIME Insights from three pros who scored spectacularly -- one by trading furiously, another in new ventures and the last by buying and holding

40 WHAT DID WE KNOW AND WHEN DID WE KNOW IT? Great (and not-so-great) moments in personal finance

48 ADAPTING TO THE TIMES We revisit a few of the people we have profiled over the years in 177 One Family's Finances. by Suzanne Seixas

58 REEBOKS, SWATCHES, CALVINS AND 36 OTHER THINGS YOU'D NEVER HEARD OF IN 1972

65 THE BEST MUTUAL FUNDS The pros' choices for the next decade by Leslie N. Vreeland

78 MEGAMONEYMAKERS: WHERE THEY WERE IN 1972 Before they became rich and famous, they were into I Ching and Chuck Berry. by Richard Eisenberg

83 THE BEST STOCKBROKERS They tell you what to buy and when to sell. by Jerry Edgerton and Bruce Hager

108 NOW IT CAN BE TOLD: OUR HITS AND MISSES A brutally honest look at how MONEY's predictions have panned out by Jerry Edgerton

113 THE BEST TAX PRACTITIONERS They are thorough, accessible and up on changes in the law. by Greg Anrig Jr. and Sian Ballen

136 AMERICA'S NO. 1 INVESTMENT Home values outperformed stocks. by William Banks

139 THE BEST FINANCIAL PLANNERS They're masters of budgeting, investing, taxes and retirement. by Richard Eisenberg and Wendy Lubetkin

160 WHAT $1,000 BUYS: WHERE YOU GET MORE BOOM FOR YOUR BUCK Home electronics are cheaper. by William Banks

163 THE BEST MONEY MANAGERS They can build a winning portfolio for you. by Walter L. Updegrave and Lisa Shea

180 GIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD For many, a successful life combines doing well with doing good.

188 WHAT I LEARNED After 15 years, a MONEY editor has that many axioms to grind. by Caroline Donnelly

Special Staff for This Issue

PROJECT EDITOR Caroline Donnelly DESIGNER Dan Lloyd Taylor PICTURE EDITOR Mary Dunn ASSOCIATE EDITOR Lani Luciano REPORTERS Sian Ballen, Karen Benfield, John Lipold, Wendy Lubetkin, Lisa Shea, Loralee Wenger ART ASSISTANT Jenise Yentema COPY CHIEF Kathleen Beakley TYPESETTING COORDINATOR Suzanne Justin Riggio

Cover art by Makio Hasegawa, photographed by Sato Banners and flashback logos illustrated by Joo Chung