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On The Defense Plain-vanilla sectors are leading the ETF pack.  |
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The Motley Fool September 22, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs to Keep You Safe Invest selectively and defensively in times of turmoil with these ETFs.  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2009 Amanda B. Kish |
How to Profit From the "New Normal" Even if the road ahead looks bleak, your portfolio doesn't have to suffer.  |
The Motley Fool August 9, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Smart Stocks That Are Doing Their Job Defensive stocks are supposed to protect against crashes. Are they getting the job done?  |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
2 Smart Sectors for 2011 Are beaten-down sector ETFs the best bets?  |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
These 5 Winners Are Still Great Values Not all value stocks are down and out. Going forward, it'll take a little digging to find stocks that are good values.  |
The Motley Fool May 12, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
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 June 8, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Yes, You Can Still Find Cheap Stocks But are there any good bargains left?  |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 David Williamson |
Don't Miss These Health-Care ETFs Two ways ETFs can help your portfolio  |
The Motley Fool December 13, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in the Overall Economy the Easy and Balanced Way If you want to invest in the overall economy in a balanced way, the ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF could save you a lot of trouble.  |
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 Craig T. Callahan |
Rave On, Mister Market The bull is back and on a tear. Most market indices hit a low on March 11, 2003. Since then, they've been on a three-year run, hitting a peak on May 5, 2006. Which industries and sectors will lead the market over the next year?  |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2011 Paul Chi |
Finding the Next Bargain Stock How has the past year changed things?  |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
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 May 7, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Buy These Stocks Now Many defensive stocks have gotten a lot more expensive. Take a look at some popular defensive plays and how they've performed over the past three months.  |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Health-Care Companies the Easy Way There's no need to guess which health-care company will perform best. A well-chosen ETF can grant you instant diversification across the industry -- and make investing in and profiting from its companies that much easier.  |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Discover These 6 Overlooked Defensive Stocks Look beyond the U.S. for ways to protect yourself from a downturn by using ETFs that invest in foreign consumer staples stocks or by purchasing those stocks directly.  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer |
Your Best Bets for the Second Half of the Year Where should you be hunting for the stocks that will supercharge your portfolio?  |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money With or Without Health-Care Reform While there's obviously a lot at stake in the health-care discussions going on in Washington, you don't have to guess right about what's going to happen in order to profit from the industry.  |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
7 Stocks That Give You Real Value Now that the rally has pushed share prices back up to somewhat pricier levels, you can't afford to get stuck with stocks that turn out to be value traps. Take a look at 7 real-value stocks.  |
The Motley Fool May 29, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
These Stocks Are Cheap by Every Measure Unfortunately, when a bear market pushes the price down on nearly every stock, the common ways of combing through stocks' valuations to find attractive candidates often turn up companies that aren't really great values right now.  |
Financial Advisor March 2012 Eric Uhlfelder |
Winning Equities Sectors The two-month equity surge that started off the New Year has lifted virtually all of the marina. But looking back a bit further in time shows that not all shares have been rallying.  |
The Motley Fool January 20, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Value Investing Will Never Be the Same More value-oriented funds are buying traditional growth stocks.  |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Doing This Will Just Drive You Crazy Short-term stock movements are unpredictable.  |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Ignore These Cheap Stocks Values abound. Don't miss the boat.  |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer |
3 Stocks to Play Stock-Market Defense Worried about the state of the economy? These three stocks can help defend your portfolio.  |
The Motley Fool November 25, 2009 Shannon Zimmerman |
Next Year's Hottest Sector? Consumer staples could be the place to be as economic reality (rather than anticipation) finally takes hold.  |
Financial Advisor August 2006 Marla Brill |
Theme Reversal Or Head Fake? ICON International Equity Fund manager eyes a move toward defensive industries.  |
The Motley Fool May 18, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
Are We Approaching a Market Top? Close to retirement? You should be cautious.  |
The Motley Fool January 8, 2009 Julie Clarenbach |
The Flight to Safety Could Burn You Play offense, not defense.  |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Are These Stocks Doomed to Drop? A number of stocks don't look anywhere near as cheap as they did a few months ago. Take a look at some examples: J.Crew... Massey Energy... Owens-Illinois... Temple-Inland...  |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
3 Must-Own Sectors in This Market Don't own the market wholesale.  |
The Motley Fool February 14, 2011 Russ Krull |
7 Stocks for Income It's worth looking at the results of this screen for income stocks.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Banks the Easy Way There's no need to guess which banks will perform best with the SPDR KBW Bank ETF.  |
The Motley Fool July 10, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Which Sectors Are Attractive Right Now? Will the green straws we've seen prove to be a statistical mirage or a bounce along the path of what will otherwise be a very weak and protracted recovery? Which sectors show the most promise for growth?  |
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Todd Wenning |
Now's the Time to Get Defensive -- Again The market is looking more uncertain, and now's the time to consider ways to protect your returns.  |
The Motley Fool July 1, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
3 Stocks and 3 ETFs to Salvage 2010 Investing after a tough first half.  |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 Selena Maranjian |
3 Sectors With a Tailwind Great places to seek winning stocks.  |
Financial Planning January 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Strong Finish After enduring the ups and downs of 2010, exchange-traded fund investors were hoping to end the year in the black.  |
The Motley Fool March 3, 2011 Amanda B. Kish |
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 October 27, 2011 Eric Bleeker |
Here's Where Pfizer's Finding Its Growth Let's examine where Pfizer's sales and earnings come from and how its sales abroad have changed over time.  |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
A Better Place to Find Great Value Stocks Look beyond the megacaps.  |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2010 Ivan Martchev |
What's Next for the Market's Top Performers? The most cyclical sectors in the S&P 500 are doing great: The recovery continues.  |
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Can You Beat Index Funds in 2009? Get the right mix in your investments.  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2009 Mike Pienciak |
How to Invest in Consumers Now Changing buying habits spell opportunity.  |
The Motley Fool December 23, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
Make Money in Promising Retail Stocks the Easy Way The PowerShares Dynamic Retail ETF offers a convenient way to invest in the retail sector.  |
The Motley Fool October 17, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
How You Can Beat the Investing Herd Anger about stocks and investing comes from common, easily preventable mistakes.  |
On Wall Street July 1, 2011 Elizabeth Wine |
The Three Sector Strategy What should advisors tell clients who are frightened of volatility and clinging to a hefty cash cushion?  |
The Motley Fool May 13, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Will Utilities Keep Shining? These utility ETFs have decent yields and low volatility, and they offer safe havens when markets are roiled.  |