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SmartMoney comes to you straight from the editors of the Wall Street Journal, the best financial reporters in the business. Every issue brings you the information you need to know to deal with markets and protecting your wealth. Turn to SmartMoney for no-nonsense advice you can put into action.

Who Reads SmartMoney?
SmartMoney is a magazine for professional and managerial people who, while affluent and sophisticated, are overworked and overwhelmed. SmartMoney provides all the answers to the tough questions of those seeking clarity in today's confused economy, setting a new standard in personal finance publishing and redefining upscale journalism.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue: Within the pages of SmartMoney, you will find the most diverse editorial mix, focusing on all the topics that readers need to know about: Personal Finance, Lifestyle, Business, Technology, and Travel, among other things.

Personal Finance: Each month, SmartMoney gives its readers an inside look on what is happening in the market, advice on what stocks are hot and which are not, and countless amounts of other personal investing information.
CEO Interviews: SmartMoney delivers informative and relevant CEO Interviews each month – targeting companies and CEOs that have really made it big. Reports sit down with CEOs and get their story, how they got to where they are today and what their next move with the company may be.
Lifestyle: From retirement to saving for college, SmartMoney delivers information on a broad range of lifestyle topics that affect the readers’ day-to-day lives.
Technology: SmartMoney reporters test the ins and outs of the newest technologies and let readers know what is really worth the money, helping readers to spend wisely.
Feature Articles: Every issue brings you the information you need to know to deal with markets and protecting your wealth. Monthly feature articles include columns on: Common Sense, The New Retirement, Stocks, Unconventional Wisdom, the Tough Customer, Special Investments and Smart Spending tips.

Magazine Layout:
SmartMoney delivers the refreshing clarity and provocative wit that characterizes The Wall Street Journal, while presenting practical yet highly imaginative ideas for saving, investing, and spending, and regular coverage on technology, automotive and lifestyle subjects.

Contributors:
SmartMoney magazine, which is brought to readers from the editors of the Wall Street Journal, is filled with Pulitzer Prize winners, authors, financial advisors, and writers and commentators on the stock market, delivering award-winning content to its readers every month. The masthead at SmartMoney includes industry experts such as James B. Stewart, Paul Ingrassia, Joe White, and Paul Strum.

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Comparisons to Other Magazines:
SmartMoney is a magazine that resonates with the professional man. It is a magazine that speaks to the multi-faceted, successful man, who is seeking answers to tough financial questions. The unique blend of intelligent advice, financial journalism, and lifestyle articles makes it a must-read for tastemakers and influencers alike.

Advertising:
SmartMoney has a wide variety of advertisers, from financial services to credit cards and insurance agencies to automobiles and everything in between.

Awards:
SmartMoney has 14 National Magazine Award nominations, with 3 wins - no other Personal Finance magazine comes close. With wins in Best Interactive Design and Personal Service, SmartMoney has been recognized for its achievements in editorial excellence.

Product Description

SmartMoney comes to you straight from the editors of the Wall Street Journal, the best financial reporters in the business. Every issue brings you the information you need to know to deal with markets and protecting your wealth. Turn to SmartMoney for no-nonsense advice you can put into action.

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287 of 292 people found the following review helpful

The best personal finance mag out there February 18, 2002

By Tony Ursillo

Subscription Term Name:1 year

I have been a subscriber for 5 or 6 years now and I always find each issue to be valuable. SmartMoney strikes a good balance between investment advice/coverage and information/articles that deal with the other aspects of your financial life. Among the features I look forward to every month:

- Ten Things: a "watch out" list of 10 things that you should know about the different professionals you interact with (your dentist, your accountant, a real estate broker, etc.). Always an eye-opener.
- Stock Screen: Paul Sturm is a knowledgeable, value-oriented journalist who puts together a list each month of 8-10 stocks that make it through a rigid screen of several characteristics. Each month, he features a different screen and he uses a good mix of quantitative characteristics and common sense to generate the list.
- Feature articles that profile common people and the serious personal finance problems they have endured (e.g., collecting on insurance, fighting the IRS, traveling overseas).

SmartMoney is frequently compared to Money magazine, but Money is often more narrowly focused on investing and it sometimes dumbs down its articles. I also read BusinessWeek, Forbes and Fortune regularly. While they all have their place, none provides the depth and common sense focus of SmartMoney when it comes to personal finance. I have photocopied and saved countless articles and I sometimes refer to them years later. ... my advice is to get a subscription now - it's definitely worth it.

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261 of 288 people found the following review helpful

Good magazine, very poor customer service February 10, 2004

By A Customer

I have subscriptions to Forbes, Smart Money, Money and Fortune. Out of all 4, i like Forbes and Fortune the most, because they seem to give details also on the backgrounds of the companies they are presenting as good buys. Even if Smart Money is not as good as these magazines, it is still well worth the money and provides a cheaper alternative to the beginner investor.

My main problem with Smart Money was not their writing, but their way of doing business. I made a one year subscription through Amazon and i was supposed to get the March issue as the first issue (in February). Well, i received this issue, but with it i was also sent the January and February issues (published in December of last year and January of this year). The complaints i made to their customer service department - for this cheap method they used to shorten my one year subscription by 2 months - were left with no answer. I know many magazines take advantage of their readers by sending them an older issue with the new one, but Smart Money takes the crown, sending me issues published last year!

Overall, if you can go past this, this magazine can be worth getting, especially for beginner investors. Otherwise, get Forbes or Fortune.

An update: I also e-mailed Amazon about this problem and - to their merit - they solved it immediately. While Smart Money still hasn't replied to my original e-mail, once Amazon contacted them, they added 2 more issues to my subscription. Big thanks goes again to the exceptional customer service from Amazon!

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41 of 44 people found the following review helpful

Better than I had imagined! February 18, 2004

By "mountainsidekate"

I purchased a value-package of this magazine and Kiplinger's, and I've been thrilled with both. About 20% of the articles and info are over my head, but the balance is understandable, helpful, and easily applied to my average money management skills. I've since ordered a SmartMoney subscription for three friends and relatives!

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