Before starting at the Enquirer in 1998, she wrote freelance business articles in New York City. A native of Indianapolis, she also worked as a reporter for the Lafayette, Ind., Journal and Courier.

"Having majored in journalism, I'm clearly no money genius. But I rely on excellent sources and a talent for translation to provide simple, useful information on money — how to save it, spend it and invest it. Afterall, while money can't make you happy, it can give you the freedom to figure out what does."

E-mail: ahiggins@enquirer.com; phone (513) 768-8373; fax (513) 564-6991; mail: Amy Higgins, Your Money, The Cincinnati Enquirer, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202.

J U L Y   2 0 0 3
• Rate rise is bad news for bonds
• Winning stocks are all relative
• Expect a 401(k) bounty

J U N E   2 0 0 3
• Don't let Congress call tune
• The gift that keeps on giving

M A Y   2 0 0 3
• Low rates help trim school cost
• Weakened dollar not all bad
• Tidy up now; clean up later

A P R I L   2 0 0 3
• Taxes a drag on mutuals
• Re-checking 1040 may avoid audit

M A R C H   2 0 0 3
• 10 percent returns? Where?
• Resolution of conflict helps stocks
• Be wary of shady tax preparers
• Emotions, investing bad mix
• Investors wearying of losses

F E B R U A R Y   2 0 0 3
• Bankruptcy hits women more often
• Book value essentially net assets
• IRS Free File has some kinks
• Follow the paper trail for taxes - Here's a run-down on what you need to file
• Non-itemized deductions grow
• Check job-related deductions
• Home office deduction worth the hassle
• Breaks promote education
• 2001 tax cuts can help even if you don't itemize
• What's your status? It could mean big bucks
• IRS boosts Free File initiative

J A N U A R Y   2 0 0 3
• Now time to rebuild 401(k)
• Pick fund of funds to diversify
• Winners for '02? Yes, but ...
• Steps to keep those resolutions

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