July 2, 2012 / Fortune Asia / Volume 166 / Number 1 / SPECIAL INVESTORS ISSUE

RETIREMENT GUIDE

28 | TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR FUTURE
Here’s how to save smarter, invest better, live more fully―and reach your retirement goals.
BY GEOFF COLVIN

32 | 25 PICKS FROM GREAT INVESTORS
Our roster of market-beating money managers offer their best long-term ideas.

40 | THE QUEST FOR YIELD
With interest rates near zero, attractive dividend-paying investments are hard to find. We turned up four areas to explore.
BY STEPHEN GANDEL

46 | THE 401(K) FEE REVOLUTION
Plan providers have been overcharging for decades, creating a drag on returns.
But new rules on fee disclosure should help. Are you paying too much?
BY SCOTT CENDROWSKI

51 | HEDGE YOUR INCOME
Even the best retirement plan can be derailed by an illness. You can protect yourself with long-term disability insurance.
BY JANICE REVELL

52 | BET ON THE BRANDS
Food, drink, and household-product stocks can deliver stellar returns. Here are some picks from top fund managers.
BY SCOTT CENDROWSKI

58 | EUROPE NEEDS A HERRO
Vaunted international stock picker David Herro is betting big on banks in France, Spain, and Italy. Is he crazy?
BY MINA KIMES

65 | THE BEST PLACES TO RETIRE NOW
Retirement is different today. So are retirees. These five new places will suit both.
BY ANNE VANDERMEY

12 FIRST
By the Numbers
”Just Like You”: the American Girl doll phenomenon.
BY COLLEEN LEAHEY

15 FIRST
The Briefing
The longevity sweepstakes, China’s love affair with Toledo, the rapper and the financier, and more.

16 FIRST
Closer Look
Basketball star Yao Ming’s second act.
BY JP MANGALINDAN

17 FIRST
Game Changers
The coming revolution in gesture-recognition computing.
BY JP MANGALINDAN

19 TECH
Tech Star
MicroStrategy CEO Michael J. Saylor wants to be taken seriously again.
BY DAVID A. KAPLAN

22 TECH
Fastest-Growing Companies
Riverbed Technology, the big dog in the network-optimization market.
BY RICHARD MCGILL MURPHY

OPINION

23 Allan Sloan
Misconceptions and myths from the financial crisis: 2007--2012.

26 Jack and Suzy Welch
Why Joe Biden is wrong about private equity execs.

27 Erin Burnett
A globetrotter’s top place to retire: North Africa.

11 Editor’s Desk

72 Bing!

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