Retail experts are predicting one of the most dismal holiday shopping seasons in decades this year – a crucial stretch that will set the stage for poor retail sales throughout 2009.
US stock markets began to show signs of life on Friday. But many investors are still steering clear of stocks until a clear trend emerges.
One sector that’s taken a pummeling recently is insurers, says Ian Davis in The Growth Stock Wire. The Datastream Property and Casualty Insurance sector has lost 28 percent of its value since last summer.
This could lead to a great profit play when the time is right. Ian is an expert in finding stocks that are hated, cheap and in an uptrend. Right now, the insurance sector is certainly hated and cheap… the trick is finding the right moment to buy in. More from Ian…