Five Investment Sectors to Consider
The equity markets have been battered, largely driven by the sour economy: Through the first eight months of this year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 13%, the Nasdaq composite index fell 10.7% and the S&P 500 slid 12.6%, according to Eric Fitzwater, an associate director at SNL Financial LC, a Charlottesville, Virginia-based financial services research firm.