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Your Best Bets for the Second Half of the Year Where should you be hunting for the stocks that will supercharge your portfolio? |
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February 16, 2010
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These Stocks Could Save Your Portfolio Certain stocks in certain sectors traditionally ride out downturns better than others. |
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April 7, 2010
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6 Cyclical Stocks That Are Overbought A look at the best and worst-performing sectors in the S&P 500 for the year through April 1. |
The Motley Fool
July 24, 2009 |
Roundtable: Can You Believe These Earnings? What to think of these great earnings and Dow 9,000. Opinions on the market from Motley Fool contributors. |
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January 22, 2008
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Stop Losing Your Shirt One of the most classic approaches to conserving capital in a bear market is by investing in consumer product companies. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2010
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Are Health-Care Stocks a Buy? Health-care stocks have underperformed the market so far this year. Is it time for a turnaround? |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2011
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The Motley Fool
September 22, 2008
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ETFs to Keep You Safe Invest selectively and defensively in times of turmoil with these ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2009
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Next Year's Hottest Sector? Consumer staples could be the place to be as economic reality (rather than anticipation) finally takes hold. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2011
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What Are the Winning Sectors Now? During the first quarter, it seemed that cyclical companies were destined to rule the roost in 2011. How things have changed! |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2010
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The Best and Worst Sectors: Earnings Season Preview Health care and consumer staples sectors provide some buffers going into this earnings season. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2011
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A Red Hot Sector Play for 2011 I think there are several sectors that should do well in 2011, including financials and health care, but the one I'm most excited about is information technology. Mutual funds are the way to go. |
The Motley Fool
May 7, 2009
Ivan Martchev |
Don't Trust the Rally in Financials Large short positions in the financial sector will act like lighter fluid poured on wet wood. Yes, the fire burns spectacularly for a short while, but in the end, all you get is smoke. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2010
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3 Must-Own Sectors in This Market Don't own the market wholesale. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2011
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This Week's Top Gainers and Laggards Stocks and market sectors are once again taking off. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2009
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The Motley Fool
October 8, 2008
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Is It Too Late to Sell? You're probably tempted to get out at any cost. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2008
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If I Have to Buy 1 Restaurant Stock in 2009 The best place to invest in the restaurant sector right now may be be Buffalo Wild Wings. The chicken-wing specialist is flying back into favor, now that poultry prices are stabilizing, and investors can appreciate the company's relative growth. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2009
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Sector Strategy: Stick With Consumer Staples Consumers aren't confusing staples with discretionary items; neither should investors. |
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What Recession? The U.S. may in the midst of a recession, yet analysts' earnings estimates for 2008 are very rosy indeed. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2010
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Don't Ignore These Cheap Stocks Values abound. Don't miss the boat. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2004
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A Scary Time for Stocks The author believes in bottom-up investing. He also respects the power of the macroeconomy and broad-market moves. Presented with the bull and bear cases for 2004, he thinks the bears might just have it. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2009
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How Long Can Everything Keep Going Up? The seasonal rally is proceeding according to plan despite worries about valuations and the economy. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2009
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The Flight to Safety Could Burn You Play offense, not defense. |
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On The Defense Plain-vanilla sectors are leading the ETF pack. |
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December 2009 |
Asset Allocation Behind the numbers with Sam Stovall. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
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2 Smart Sectors for 2011 Are beaten-down sector ETFs the best bets? |
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February 3, 2011
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It's Crunch Time for These Stocks Easy comps are going by the wayside. |
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October 8, 2008
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The Flight to Safety Could Burn You Play offense, not defense. |
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July 14, 2009
Ivan Martchev |
Stick With Consumer Staples These stocks should benefit from consumer frugality. |
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May 3, 2010
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4 Stocks That Are Leading the Rebound in Dividends With their April dividend raises, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and ExxonMobil added $1.9 billion to S&P 500 dividends |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2010
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How to Hedge for Uncertain Times The bear put spread offers the potential for an excellent return with a small capital outlay. |
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April 8, 2010
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Should You Be Overweight or Underweight Financials? The financial sector has been on a tear lately. Should you hop on board? |
The Motley Fool
December 3, 2009
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News Flash: Retail Stinks! One more reason to worry about retail holiday cheer. |
Investment Advisor
January 2006
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Mostly Sunny or Partly Cloudy The economic climate for 2006 looks fair and mild, but a few forecasters see storm clouds on the horizon. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2010
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9 Consumer Stocks to Anchor Your Portfolio Don't let your portfolio get tossed around by the winter winds, anchor it down with these solid consumer staple stocks. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
The Best Buys in Today's Market Consumer staples look attractive on a relative basis. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2010
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3 Sectors With a Tailwind Great places to seek winning stocks. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2011
Jordan DiPietro |
A Look Ahead: This Week's Earnings Report What's on tap for the week ahead for stock reports. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2009
Ivan Martchev |
The Stock Market Is in Uncharted Territory May finally pushed the S&P 500 into positive territory. The sector rotation suggests the rally may not be over, but caveats abound. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2006
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Bargains in the Cupboard "Buy what you know" is truer than you think. Procter & Gamble... Clorox... Church & Dwight... Colgate-Palmolive... |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2011
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Thursday's ETF to Watch: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) Procter & Gamble reports earnings today. |
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July 2009
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ETF Advisor: Creme de la Creme -- The Best-Performing ETFs for the Long Run These are the only three equity ETFs that met the toughest possible screening parameters. |
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March 10, 2011
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7 Consumer Stocks Inflation Could Deflate Costs are rising. Which types of companies have pricing power and which don't? |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2009
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Where to Find the Best Dividend Stocks They're not where they used to be. Look beyond the financial and utility sectors to seek out other stocks with good current dividend yields that appear to be sustainable. |
The Motley Fool
February 7, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
A Messy Quarter for This Bleach Baron It wasn't a pretty quarter for Clorox, but the future may look a bit brighter. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2006
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Dueling Fools: Buffalo Wild Wings Bull With only a couple hundred million in total annual sales, there are plenty of growth opportunities out there for Buffalo Wild Wings. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Where the Real Value Is Now Here's a sample of stocks that look relatively cheap compared with their peers and the overall market: Chevron... Oracle... FMC... Raytheon... Kraft Foods... |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2008
Richards & Hanson |
When the Going Gets Tough, Own These Stocks How's your portfolio's defense? |
