I grew up with a wonderful grandmother and I respected her generation for their accomplishments through some difficult times in history. In a way, I feel embarrassed by my generation. It's been smooth sailing with many of those years filled with success. Until now

It's no surprise that in such a depressed economy consumers would want to escape to the big screen or other flights of fantasy. Such a move has been a boom for comic book and entertainment company, Marvel Entertainment

Hard to believe, but a couple of short weeks ago Dow component U.S. Steel (X) was one of the darlings of Wall Street. It seemed as every analyst had a "buy" rating on the Pittsburgh powerhouse and every portfolio manager was following that advice. Shares of the U.S. Steel hit a $196 intraday high back on June 24. Then, someone pulled the fire alarm and investors ran for the exit.

"If you're standing in front of the exits, get out of the way," the late Chick Hearn used to say when the Lakers opened up an insurmountable lead and the fans began to leave the building en masse.I remembered that quote today as I was witnessing the carnage in the gaming sector. Investors are heading for the exits

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As the stock market continues to head south, I believe it's time to go back to the tried and true, at least for a small portion of your portfolio. By tried and true, I mean the big blues–those trustworthy, stalwart blue chip stocks that can play defense in your portfolio. One that instantly comes to mind is AT&T (T).

Are you tired of the incessant economic blame game? I am. If you want your stock portfolios to go up in value, take a long look in the mirror. Simply put: The best thing you could do right now is consume less fuel. Work from home, move closer to work, or buy a scooter or motorcycle if you have to.

UPS, the world's largest package carrier, recently delivered lackluster earnings, shedding 6% of its stock value after it cut its second-quarter profit outlook due to high fuel costs and a weak U.S. economy.

In 2006, The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) was just another restaurant stock that had risen to unsustainable levels. In fact, I recommended selling the stock short because I had seen too many fad restaurant chains come and go. Ok, I was wrong. But I'm still not ready to dig-in yet.

Many of my friends have had lasik surgery and swear by it. Am I ready to go under the laser? I'm not so sure. But one thing I am ready to do, is buy LCA-Vision, Inc. (LCAV) the leading maker of laser technology that corrects nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.

There are so many great moments in advertising. One of my favorites of all time is the 1970s ad for Heinz Ketchup (HNZ). The simple image of a bottle reluctantly releasing its goods, resonates to this day. Just like the Heinz commercial, investors are waiting with anticipation with regard to the stock market.

Find a penny, pick it up. All day long you'll have good luck. Or so the saying goes… but does a penny really have any value today? With high commodity prices, investors might be able to make a nickel by smelting the penny and reselling the copper! Otherwise, a penny just doesn't buy you much today with inflation rising. And that is exactly why more shoppers are hitting the discount chains more and more!

Shares of graphics chip maker NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) are down nearly 20% this month as shares hover not far from their 52-week low. This makes the world's leader in visual computing technologies a great buy compared to industry competitors.

Anyone who pays any sort of attention to the stock market could see this one coming a mile away. The earnings report by FedEx Corp (FDX) was another disappointment in a long line of earnings season lackluster results. You knew–just knew–that the company would disappoint the Street. Thankfully, the shares weren't beaten up too bad, taking a pretty modest 2% hit in the day's trading.

I've been wrestling with a conundrum regarding stock prices these days. Specifically, the relationship between oil prices, economic growth and stock prices are now so tightly wound together, lower stock values seem unavoidable.

One of the best things about a general stock market decline is that shares of solid, well-run companies are often valued as though they have no prospects of going anywhere. The fast-money, impatient crowd, often misses the boat and won't touch these stocks with a 10' pole.

Often times, shares of companies that no one knows about turn out to be terrific investments. In my search for the unloved, I like to focus on un-sexy businesses that operate in an industry which has been beaten down and for a company that has a competent management team with a strategic plan.

After Tiger's momentous U.S. Open win, I thought now would be a good time to take a look at one stock that will dominant the telecasts. No, not Titleist or Callaway Golf. Today, I'm talking about Nike (NKE), the shoe company that has transformed itself into the most prominent equipment and apparel company for athletes across the globe.

It sure would be nice if investing in the stock market was as simple as fishing. Unfortunately, it's not. The increase in the noise has made it difficult to catch any success. Take Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI) for example