Wednesday's Personal Finance Stories
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Don't miss these top stories: Financial advisers and investment strategists say investors will face more challenges in the second half of 2012, but overall, the outlook for U.S. stocks is positive. Robert Powell, in his Your Portfolio column today, takes a look at the midyear recommendations from these pundits, and says many are focusing on high-quality large caps, technology stocks and dividend-paying stocks.Also on MarketWatch today, Jennifer Waters points out five travel-reward credit cards and how they can help you save for and save money on your vacations.— Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal FinancePositive market outlook for rest of 2012
As investment advisers churn out their midyear reports, several say that while the rest of the year will be choppy, the overall outlook for U.S. stocks is positive.
Read more: Positive market outlook for the rest of 2012. 5 best credit cards for vacation travel
The latest spate of credit-card rewards programs could shift the balance on how much you can save—on your summer vacation.
Read more: 5 best credit cards for vacation travel. ECONOMY AND POLITICS
Survey: CEOs less optimistic on economy
The leaders of America's largest companies are turning more cautious about the U.S. economy's growth prospects.
Read more: Survey says CEOs less optimistic on economy. BoE's King defeated in knife-edge June QE vote
The Bank of England looks set to pump more stimulus into the U.K. economy after minutes of its June policy meeting revealed that Governor Mervyn King was narrowly defeated in a knife-edge vote on a fresh bout of bond purchases.
Read more: BofE's King defeated in knife-edge June QE vote. INVESTING
Dalai Lama, bond guys hit Hyde Park
The iconic religious leader's presence couldn't keep a somber mood from descending upon the Park Lane Hilton in central London this week, as fixed-income executives gathered to discuss the fate of the euro zone.
Read more: Dalai Lama, bond guys hit Hyde Park. Bet on Oracle over J.P. Morgan Chase
Buybacks are back in the news. But are they as reliable a signal of outperformance as they used to be? If so, then Oracle is a better bet than J.P. Morgan Chase, writes Mark Hulbert.
Read more: Bet on Oracle over J.P. Morgan Chase. Gold's value is more than just its price
The recent decline in the price of gold has led some market commentators to the conclusion that gold is no longer performing the function for which it was bought: as protection against macro-economic uncertainty.
Read more: Gold's value is more than just its price. 
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