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Investing: Smart Ways to Play Defense
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FIVE FOR THE MONEY
Investing: Smart Ways to Play Defense With the threat of an economic slowdown increasing, we asked financial pros how investors can prepare their portfolios for the tricky times ahead
MARKET SNAPSHOT
Stocks Move Higher on Earnings News Microsoft and Countrywide blew away Wall Street with impressive earnings reports. Oil held above $91 a barrel, giving oil shares a lift
THE OUTLOOK
• From S&P
Why All the Huffing and Puffing Over Housing? History shows a correlation between housing declines and recessions.
S&P STOCK PICKS AND PANS
• From S&P
S&P Stock Picks and Pans: Microsoft, Countrywide Financial, Merrill Lynch, DeVry S&P analysts' opinions on stocks in the news
THE WEEK AHEAD
Vital Signs: The Fed's Next Move Opinions are divided about whether the Fed will cut rates again. Also on tap: October jobs data and factory activity, September home prices and personal income figures
STOCKS IN THE NEWS
Online Brokers Sidestep Subprime Woes Industry players TD AmeriTrade and Schwab actually benefited as trading volume surged amid market volatility, though E*Trade stumbled The Best Online Investment Firms Here are the online brokerages that ranked highest in customer satisfaction, according to J.D. Power & Associates
INVESTING
Marcial: Time's Ripe to Bargain-Hunt Don't be spooked by the ghosts of 20 years ago, BusinessWeek's Gene Marcial writes. Instead, scoop up some good stocks on the cheap
TOP NEWS
A Record Year for Layoffs in Finance Wall Street is hacking jobs in huge numbers due to the subprime mortgage crisis and resulting credit crunch. The purge may not be over yet
TOP NEWS
A Troubled 'Ownership Society' As lenders cease making small, second loans, the homeownership rate is starting to decline, and the outlook for the housing market could worsen
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Massive market dislocations, like the current subprime mess, generate an awful lot of bad press and fear on the street. Investors want out and dump all kinds of things to get there. At the end of past bubble eras, the good got thrown out with the bad and there were plenty of bargains to be had. This time around, not surprisingly, some of the best bargains are in mortgage land.
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