U.S. bank Wells Fargo and insurer AFLAC are worth snapping up even though the financial sector has been sold off indiscriminately, because they are steady players that offer strong long-term growth, Jason Pride, director of research from Haverford Trust told CNBC Wednesday.

David Sowerby says investors make the most money when they run against the herd. The chief market analyst of Loomis Sayles says people are gloomy right now -- and that's a buy signal.

You're never too young to pick stocks, and 21-year-old Laura Bordelon is living -- and investing -- proof. She's portfolio manager of the Green and Gold Fund, although she's just started her senior year at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

There may be an upturn coming, but Michael Farr isn't ready to bet on it just yet. He says consumer staples are a lot more promising than discretionary goods.

----- August 26 -----

To give investors an edge, CNBC asked the experts for their best trades now.  Their favorite stock picks were in the infrastructure, consumer staples and technology sectors.

Commodities have plunged -- but not your grocery bill. That's why Jonathan Feeney picks these food stocks.

Even in this downturn, some sectors are showing positive earnings. Which?

Cory Scott is a second-semester MBA student at the Walton College of Business. He's already investing about $350,000 in his student-managed Shollmier Fund -- and it's up an average of 7.5 percent per year over the last three years. Click for his picks!

A rising U.S. dollar and rising interest rates in emerging markets aren't scaring George Greig away from his global infrastructure plays. "The global growth drivers in this cycle really are investment in infrastructure, capital capacity, industrialization and resources," he told CNBC.

----- August 25 -----

In a strange twist, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are up Monday while the Dow is down 236 points. Mad Money's Jim Cramer gives you his two cents!

The Dow, S&P & Nasdaq fell Monday. Can you make money when the financials crush the rest of the market? The Fast Money team offers their advice.

To give investors an edge, CNBC asked the experts for their best trades now. Their favorite stock picks included technology, defense-related and large-cap companies.

Patrick Becker Jr. says large-cap stocks are an investor's wisest choices in the current volatile market environment.

Larry Mano finds opportunities for investors at the intersection of defense and technology.

Bill Spiropoulos likes America's new-found fondness for nuclear power -- and he says there's one stock & one ETF that stand to benefit a lot.

Mad Money host Jim Cramer talks about the profit & pitfalls of those low-low-priced stocks.

The Fast Money traders tell you how to play the Golden Arches this week!