Winterizing Your Portfolio

Investors accustomed to seeing strong stock market gains at the end of the year may be wondering what is in store this year after the multi-month rally, but suppose we are in for a double dip recession or an anemic recovery? Follow these tips.

If you’re getting a little queasy about the sagging U.S. dollars in your savings account, check out currency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which let retail investors buy foreign currencies as a bet against the dollar.

For some investors "there still is a case of once bitten, twice shy,” says one money manager. If that describes you, here's some things to consider in weighing your fixed income and equities options.

A weak dollar and a global economic recovery should boost most commodities prices, but gold, oil, corn and sugar will fare the best.

As economic growth picks up, financials, industrials, tech and health care should outperform. The same goes for these companies. Here's why.

The traditional sector favorites—computer hardware, desktop software, consumer electronics—are no longer the growth leaders. It’s all about the enterprise.

After a stunning and broad rebound, major indices many be range bound for awhile and the right managers could thrive with judicious stockpicking.

Given the current buyers market, some investors may find property more attractive, never mind rewarding, than stocks. If that's not enough, there's always the inflation hedge virtue.