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August
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Learn what makes you tick Why do smart people make stupid financial mistakes? In "Your Money and your Brain," Money columnist Jason Zweig explains how your mind can trip you up financially and what to do about it.

Have a quickie Don't have time to manage your money properly? Newsweek personal-finance columnist Jane Byant Quinn offers sound tips in charming style in "Smart and Simple Financial Strategies for Busy People."

Go with a pro Heeding the advice of Vanguard founder Jack Bogle's "The Little Book of Common Sense Investing" just might help you pay for next year's vacation.

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The outlook The economy, housing, employement and the markets: What will matter most to your money next year? (more)
All the right moves The 22 best ways to keep safe, spend smart and make your money grow. (more)

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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.