Protection first, profit second
In a market like this, the idea of holding stocks forever has to go out the window. Blue chips can quickly turn into cow chips.
Archive for August 21, 2008
Apple: A great stock for a weak economy
I'm buying the maker of the iPhone and the iPod because the company doesn't need stability in the banking system to continue innovating and growing.
Warning: Worldwide wipeout ahead
Think US stocks are on a life raft? Look around the globe, where seas are much rougher. This is serious, folks. Brace for a brutal riptide of more economic upheaval.
Businesses lean more on credit cards
As loans dry up, small companies are increasingly resorting to credit cards to fund their operations, and many end up with the same debt troubles as consumers.
8 ways to botch your retirement
You don't have to stop working if you don't want to, especially when there are so many easy ways to ensure you'll toil away until your dying day.
Stocks break even as oil tops $121
Global tensions push oil higher, and energy shares give the market support. Financial stocks are weak, but Lehman Bros. rallies after a key analyst calls the stock a buy. Boeing may not bid on the $45-billion Air Force tanker contract.
Learn to Break the Sales Mold
A great lie reveals 3 even greater truths about selling.