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Good Riddance to 2008!

posted by Jack Kahn

As 2008 fades into 2009, there are few investors (except short-sellers) who are sad to see the year come to an end. As of this writing, 2008 is on track to be the worst year for the Stock Market since 1931. And there were plenty of gut-wrenching days along the way: Sam Stovall of Standard & Poor's Equity Research tells us that volatility was ten times the usual level.

So let's hope that 2009 is a better (or at least a calmer) year in the markets. But as we bid 2008 a less-than-fond farewell, what investment lessons can we learn from it? Here are some that I gleaned from some veteran market mavens in the course of putting together “2008/2009 Investment Review & Preview,” NBR’s New Year’s Day Special: (1) Recession Resistant” stocks aren't always...+ More

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If you're an investor, then 2008 is a year you want to forget. But, don't do that quite yet. Take a moment to learn from the financial year that was in NBR's Investment Review & Preview special. Anchor Susie Gharib and senior correspondent Jeff Yastine also look ahead at 2009. Will it be another dark year for investors? Or, will the sun finally start to shine again on Wall Street?

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