The following are recent perspectives and strategies published on TheStreet.com.
Cramer: Two Leadership Sectors: Jim Cramer tells TheStreet.com TV's Farnoosh Torabi he has two areas of confidence in the market: agriculture and oil.
For Safe Plays, Try Franchise Funds: Funds that invest in franchises with strong brands (like Nike(NKE Quote)) may be positioned well to weather the current chaos. Richard Widows mined TheStreet.com Ratings database of open-end funds to discover 21 that were found to have franchise focus in the investment selection process.
These Funds Survived the Great Depression: A few mutual funds launched before 1930 are still around. And they aren't doing too badly these days. Richard Widows writes, "In investing, things are almost always different, which keeps us on our toes. ... But at the same time, seldom are things overwhelmingly and permanently different from anything that has happened before." ...
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