Chana Schoenberger

Our Chat With Christine Lagarde

online.wsj.com — Photography by Platon IT IS NO EASY JOB, being the grand negotiator at almost every financial crisis in the world in these troubled times. But as head of the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, Christine Lagarde has played a role in dealing with everything from the Cyprus bank scare to Chinese exchange rates.

Lost Inheritance

online.wsj.com — Americans lose 90 percent of inherited wealth by the third generation. Can baby boomers do better?

WSJ.Money Summer 2013

online.wsj.com — Copycat programs such as Currensee and eToro are opening the doors to currency investors too fearful to make their own trades.

Currency Investors Turn to Unlikely Pair

online.wsj.com — The bet is that Australia's economy, and its currency, will suffer as Chinese demand cools. Mexico, with closer ties to the U.S. economy, is seen as more insulated if commodities prices fall.

Dan Ariely on House Sales and Netflix

online.wsj.com — Hi, Dan. My parents are about to put their house on the market in Scotland, where there's a system of setting an asking price and having interested parties make sealed bids. Any advice on how to get the highest sale price?

A Dangerous Rift Between China and Japan

online.wsj.com — Agence France-Presse/Getty Images When Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka visited Beijing in 1972 to restore Japan's relations with China, a country that had been devastated by Japanese military aggression in the 1930s and '40s, his host Mao Zedong allowed himself a moment of levity.

Cities and their millionaires

economist.com — Cities and their millionaires by Economist.com Which city has the most millionaires? MORE millionaires live in Tokyo than in any other city, according to a new report from WealthInsight, a consultancy. The city, which boasts 460,700 individuals with net assets of $1m or more (excluding their primary residences), is home to over a fifth of Japan's millionaires.

Yen's Fall Trickles Through Japanese Economy

online.wsj.com — The currency's decline signals hopes for a more groundbreaking economic shift: the reversal of nearly two decades of stagnation, weak demand and declining prices.

Should a Stock Mutual Fund Have Lots of Cash?

online.wsj.com — Is cash in a stock fund's portfolio trash or treasure? How an investor answers can depend on whether stocks are rising or falling. So far this year, with stocks surging and the Dow Jones Industrial Average blowing past its pre-financial-crisis high in April, having cash on the sidelines hasn't been a winning move for equity fund managers.

Business Investment Rebounds Even as Recovery Drags

nytimes.com — THE economic recovery from the recession that officially ended in 2009 has been extremely disappointing for American consumers. But for business, it has been the best recovery in decades. The government's estimate of first-quarter gross domestic product last week indicated the overall economy was only 8.3 percent higher than it was in the second quarter of 2009, the quarter the recession ended.