| | Personal Finance Daily JANUARY 02, 2013 Wednesday's Personal Finance Stories By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Most taxpayers can celebrate the fiscal-cliff bill passed by Congress on Tuesday, Andrea Coombes reports, with the continuation of income-tax rates, certainty with regard to the alternative minimum tax, and the extension of a number of popular tax breaks. In today's Personal Finance Daily, see Coombes's breakdown of the good and the bad news.Plus, find stories on adopting children abroad, the decline of equity markets and the looming risk to U.S. bond yields. — Alice Hagge , staff editor4 most popular countries for U.S. adoptions Russia's ban will likely increase demand for children from these nations.
4 most popular countries for U.S. adoptions. Instagram users: You ARE the product With the brouhaha over Instagram's recent privacy policy changes still simmering, it's worth looking at why consumers are raising such a fuss. Social-media firms need to be more clear in telling consumers they are the product.
Instagram users: You ARE the product. 13 Wall Street voices to ignore (or not) in 2013 On Wall Street, money talks, and the people (mostly) on this list walk.
13 Wall Street voices to ignore (or not) in 2013. Budget deal eases concerns about milk prices The budget deal approved by the U.S. Senate early Tuesday would derail worries, at least in the short-term, about the price of milk doubling.
Budget deal eases concerns about milk prices. RETIREMENT Most taxpayers have something to cheer about Most taxpayers can celebrate the provisions of the fiscal-cliff bill passed by Congress on Tuesday, at least with regard to tax law: The continuation of the income-tax rates they've enjoyed for a decade, certainty with regard to the alternative minimum tax, and the extension of a number of popular tax breaks. On the downside, the payroll tax cut is gone, and the wealthiest taxpayers will rue steeper taxes and the loss of some deductions and credits.
Most taxpayers have something to cheer about. How safe is your annuity carrier? Annuities can be among the safest strategies for your money, but you still have to do your homework before placing your hard earned funds with an insurance carrier.
How safe is your annuity carrier? Read more in our new Retirement section ECONOMY AND POLITICS Manufacturers see slight December gains American manufacturers expanded slightly in December and increased their plans to hire, according to a closely followed ISM survey.
Manufacturers see slight December gains. Fiscal-cliff deal passes Congress After a day of wrangling, the House of Representatives votes to pass a bipartisan deal undoing the fiscal cliff of austerity measures which began going into effect at the start of the year.
Fiscal-cliff deal passes Congress. Things I've learned in 2012 The past few years forever changed the socionomic landscape while seismically shifting our collective perception of what we do, how we do it, and whom we do it with, writes Todd Harrison.
Things I've learned in 2012. Equity markets are dying But the decline of the equity markets raises a question of how much longer they will be an asset worth investing in, writes Matthew Lynn.
Equity markets are dying. Don't be afraid to trade The market action over the past few years has suggested that, at least for the time being, the time of buy-and-hold may be over, resulting in a world where investors need to pay attention to the market and trade accordingly.
Don't be afraid to trade. INVESTING Yield to global, short-term bond funds in 2013 The coming year could be tough for bond mutual-fund investors, writes Deborah Levine. If U.S. interest rates rise, shifting money into higher-yield assets to capture income will become more dangerous.
Yield to global, short-term bond funds in 2013. Be choosy about international stock funds in 2013 International-stock mutual fund investors went on vacation in 2012, basking in sunny gains that even surpassed a strong year for U.S. equities. But the weight of pervasive debt could limit global markets' 2013 return.
Be choosy about international stock funds in 2013. Santa Claus's failure to visit Wall Street So the verdict is in: Santa Claus determined that Wall Street has been naughty and chose not to visit. Fortunately, writes Mark Hulbert, there is little evidence that the stock market will suffer very much in 2013 for that naughtiness.
Santa Claus's failure to visit Wall Street. Pair trades for a more profitable 2013 Against the dire predictions for a worse year, prepare for a better one, writes Jim Lowell.
Pair trades for a more profitable 2013. Small is beautiful, tiny is even better Think small if you are hoping to exploit the January Effect this month:
Small is beautiful, tiny is even better. Kicking the trading habit While picking individual stocks you think will outperform is still important, overtrading can do little more than line your broker's pockets, while more passive investments, like index ETFs, can provide more stable returns.
Kicking the trading habit. How special is January? January's historical record provides a textbook illustration of the need to distinguish between patterns that impress statisticians and those that are big enough to actually impress investors.
How special is January? 
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