Moneymatrix
WORTH THE RISK? WE DO THE MATH.

(MONEY Magazine) – Plotting out the month ahead in the strictest financial terms

HIGH REWARD/HIGH RISK

BUYING FOREIGN MUTUAL FUNDS

Upside: The right ones (page 57) can reduce risk in your portfolio. Downside: The most commonly chosen ones don't.

LOW REWARD/HIGH RISK

PLAYING THE JANUARY EFFECT

Upside: Seasonal Wall Street rally. Downside: You'll give back all the profits--and more--in trading costs. See page 64.

LOW RISK/LOW REWARD

SETTING YOUR HEAT BACK TO 68°

Upside: Save 3% on fuel costs. Downside: Can't feel your fingertips.

HIGH REWARD/LOW RISK

BUYING A FLAT-PANEL TV

Upside: Lowest prices yet. See page 104. Downside: Little to none. Prices could fall again, but not nearly as much as they have.

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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.