Investment Guide 2013

In this special Investment Guide FORBES editors and experts offer dozens of ideas to help you build, protect and enjoy your wealth in the coming months. We’ve got stories on how to find bargains in commercial real estate, generate income from REITs and profit off other investors’ irrationality, plus buys and sells for the Obama 2.0 market from some of Wall Street’s top investors. We’ve also got advice on how to protect yourself from coming tax hikes and Medicare and pension cuts. Plus, we help you to live well and spend well with tips on buying your dream home in Europe and (gently used) designer goods.Edited by Janet Novack and Matthew Schifrin12.26.12

• Best Ideas For 2013
  12 Investment Experts Sound Off On What To Buy And Sell
  By Forbes Markets Editors
• Playing The Obama Market
  The economy is sick, and taxes are going up. But you can still make good money-and preserve what you’ve earned.
  By William Baldwin
• The Obama ETF Portfolio
  Buy pharmaceuticals, sell coal, and more sector ideas to act on now
  By Stephen Schaefer
• Medical Madness
  ObamaCare has made dealing with medical expenses on your tax return even more confusing. What you need to know.
  By Kelly Phillips Erb
• Invest Like A Star 
  If you hate risk and crave long-lasting returns, take a lesson from Hollywood money managers David Tracy and Chuck Tharnstrom.
  By Zack O’Malley Greenburg
• The Estate Tax Cliff
  In 2013, the estate and gift tax exemption could drop from $5 million to $1 million. Should you rush to give away assets?
  By Deborah L. Jacobs
• Suffering Fools Gladly
  RiverNorth makes money off the predicatable irrationality of closed-end fund investors
  By Daniel Fisher
• Pension Problems
  Companies are freezing their plans and dumping the obligations and pensioners. Here's how it might affect you.
  By Ashlea Ebeling
• The Great REIT Boom
  Real estate investment trusts are no longer just for property. Even a billboard firm is grabbing onto this tax-friendly structure.
  By Brad Thomas
• Buying Main Street
  Depressed commercial real estate prices and low interest rates make this the right time to put some real dirt in your portfolio.
  By Ashlea Ebeling
• Safety, With Strings
  Investors worried about rising interest rates should consider stable value funds, a little-understood insured option found in 401(k) plans.
  By Tom Anderson
• Old Masters, No Class
  You can love it, hate it and hang it on your wall. But you can’t make art into an asset class, no matter what the pitchmen say.
  By Kathryn Tully
• Profitable Delinquents
  If you’re ready to do some legwork and ignore the hype, investing in real estate tax liens can produce respectable returns.
  By Morgan Brennan
• Villas At A Discount
  The euro remains weak, interest rates low and real estate prices depressed through much of the Old World. Time to buy your European retirement home?
  By Deborah L. Jacobs
• 7 Big Spenders With Abundant Cash
  Don't trust markets, or management, put your trust in cash generators.
  By Marc Gerstein
• Chanel for Cheapskates
  Consignment shopping, once déclassé, is now chic. For some style mavens it’s not just a money saver but a moneymaker as well.
  By Wendy S. Goffe and Deborah L. Jacobs
• Cast A Wide Net For Yield
  Don't be boxed in by credit ratings or asset classes, there are income drivers out there if you look carefully.
  By Richard Lehmann
• The Best Foreign Retirement Havens
  Dreaming of retiring overseas? We’ve got advice and top picks to fit a variety of interests and budgets.
  By Deborah L. Jacobs

Video

• Build Wealth At Every Age
  How you can make good money and preserve what you’ve earned, despite economic conditions
• Haute Couture On A Budget
  Forbes’ Deborah Jacobs shops for high fashion bargains at a downtown NYC consignment store.
• States In A Fiscal Death Spiral
  California and Illinois join nine other American states that are risky bets for your investment dollars