Protecting Your Portfolio - An Investment Guide

For starters, you’ll want to be sure your portfolio includes some exposure to defensive stocks, or those that provide stable earnings (and often a dividend) regardless of economic conditions.

While the pickings may seem slim, investment strategists say there are some opportunities within certain sectors, and if you are considering making broader bets, using options strategies can provide a good way to maximize gains while limiting losses.

If you are one of the many investors having trouble stomaching the big and wild swings, now may be a good time to scale back on your level of risk.

How safe are your savings and investments and what happens if any of your financial institutions goes belly up? Here’s a who’s–who, what’s-what guide on who stands behind your money.

If you haven't been paying attention to your company retirement savings plan, it probaby needs rebalancing and there's no better time than now.  Just don't do anything drastic because of recent events.

Everyone's financial situation is different, but there are some basic things all investors should keep in mind: diversification, asset allocation and dollar-cost averaging.