July 1, 2013 / Fortune Asia / Volume 168 / Number 1

36 LINKEDIN: HOW IT’S CHANGING BUSINESS (AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU)
Once considered a nerdy repository for digital résumés, the service is becoming an indispensable social-networking tool.
BY JESSI HEMPEL

44 HOW TO INVEST AT EVERY STAGE
There’s more to managing your money at different points in your life and career than simply increasing your bond allocation as you age. Here are six targeted techniques to help you take control of your financial future.
BY JANICE REVELL

PLUS: Five great stocks to buy at any age.

WEALTH ADVISER

A RISKY TAX TACTIC

51 Moving your residency to a low-tax-rate state can save you money. But if you don’t do it right, the downside could be dire.
BY JANICE REVELL

52 THE REBIRTH OF FANNIE & FREDDIE
The government pledged to phase out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but now the mortgage giants are back with record profits and a virtual monopoly on home financing. What went wrong, and what should be done to bring private capital back to housing.
BY SHAWN TULLY

58 INTRODUCING: THE KID VC
Alex Banayan has befriended dozens of CEOs and turned down a TV show about his life, and is writing a book of business advice. Did we mention he’s just 20 years old?
BY SCOTT CENDROWSKI

28 Velcro Just Wants Some Closure
Velcro Industries is trying to build a brand. That means convincing consumers that not all fasteners are created equal.
BY BETH KOWITT

32 The Deal He Couldn’t Close
Eric Gleacher was a legendary dealmaker― but he wasn’t able to persuade his own board to sell his firm and save it.
BY SCOTT CENDROWSKI

8 FIRST
Closer Look
Can Chinese manufacturer Sany Heavy Industry make it in America?
BY NIN-HAI TSENG

10 FIRST
Chartist
St. Regis Museum Tower: a high-rise of power players.
BY KURT WAGNER

12 First
Fastest-Growing Companies
Under Armour pulls a range of big-name athletes into its orbit.
BY KURT WAGNER

14 VENTURE
The Confections of Jeff Rubin
It’Sugar finds sweet success with candy’s illicit allure.
BY RYAN BRADLEY

16 VENTURE
Social Enterprise
Rwanda’s coffee beans are bolstering its economy.
BY ANNE VANDERMEY

18 VENTURE
Verne Harnish
Five steps to find (and keep) young stars.

19 VENTURE
Trailblazers
InfoArmor CEO Drew Smith.
BY DINAH ENG

20 TECH
Tech Star
Lars Dalgaard sold SuccessFactors for $3.4 billion. Then his son was diagnosed with leukemia.
BY MICHAL LEV-RAM

23 TECH
Connected
Martin Koffel, CEO of URS, runs a vast infrastructure business, from high-speed rail to nuclear power.
BY ADAM LASHINSKY

24 TECH
Car+Tech
Today’s cars have more in common with tablets and smartphones than meets the eye.
BY MATT VELLA

6 Editor’s Desk

64 Bing!

INSIGHTS

25 Geoff Colvin
Can Indra Nooyi keep investors sweet on Pepsi?

26 John Cassidy
Just because tax avoidance is legal doesn’t mean it is right.

27 Nina Easton
Did Congress miss the moment on serious plans for U.S. workers?

CORRECTIONS
”The Next Oil Boom” (May 20) misidentified Incheon Airport as being in Singapore; it is in South Korea. ”What’s Driving One of China’s Richest Men?” (June 10) misidentified Deng Xiaoping as China’s Premier. ”A Different Kind of Incubator” (June 10) misidentified Gabriel Baldinucci as SU Lab’s VP of strategy; he is its executive director. The school’s inaugural program was in 2009, not 2011, and Coca-Cola has not signed on to the program but is currently in talks to do so.

ON THE COVER Photograph by MITCHELL FEINBERG

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