As stocks slid following July's weak retail sales report, CNBC asked the experts where to invest now.
Small-cap stocks haven't been making many big headlines lately, but that could be changing, according to Touchstone's Lawrence Creatura.
U.S. apparel retailers turned in a mixed batch of results Wednesday and said sales trends have softened recently due to the weakening U.S. economy.
Believe it or not, there are many publicly traded shoe companies. And these stocks were among the hardest hit on concerns the consumer is in a crunch. For example, Collective Brands (PSS) ,owner of Payless is down 31% over the last 3 months and Brown Shoe Company (BWS) is down 13%. Should you go shopping?