Ron Baron likes casinos and fancy clothes. The chairman and chief executive of Baron Capital joined CNBC's "Billionaire Summit" -- a select group of the world's most successful businesspeople -- to offer his investment outlook.    Read More

Five-star fund manager Kent Croft says investors can pump some profits into their portfolio through the power of natural gas. Read on for his sector insights -- and favorite stocks.   Read More

Wall Street may have its doubters, but don't count Ted Parrish among them. The co-portfolio manager of the Henssler Equity Fund sees a bright horizon, and he's not reluctant to say so.   Read More

Coal is the one energy resource of which the United States has more than enough.  So how do you play it?  Coal analyst Paul Forward of Stifel Nicolaus is the person to ask.   Read More

These stocks are well-known, they're earning money, they're reasonably priced -- and David Scott, manager of the 4-star Chase Growth Fund, thinks investors ought to own them. PLUS: Scott offered Web-only recommendations for CNBC.com readers!   Read More

Doug MacKay, president and CIO of Broadleaf Partners, thinks he's spotted some stocks that can lift an investor's portfolio in the midst of recession and slow recovery.   Read More

When will gasoline prices be coming down?  Never, says Benjamin Halliburton, and he's got some ideas about how investors should play that projection.   Read More

For the week ending Friday, May 9, 2008, the U.S. Markets were negative for the week, with the Dow falling more than 200 points on Wednesday, making it the biggest point drop since 4/11/08.     Read More

The relentless upward march of oil prices dominated the business headlines through the week, but there were other developments to inspire the traders, analysts, and fund managers who offered their suggestions to investors on CNBC.   Read More

A subtle change in the technological climate is clearing the skies over a couple of high-tech firms and their stocks, according to David Lutz.  The Stifel, Nicolaus Capital Markets managing director told CNBC how it works.   Read More