The stock market's historic drop has caused confusion and panic among investors. Where should they look to now that even the bluest of chips have become vulnerable?
Stocks fell steeply today as key economic numbers and the European financial crisis continues to scare off investors. Gold continues its advance to new highs, while oil drops.
Social media remains a marketing tool both intangible and difficult to measure, which makes it a tough sell to corporate directors who come from the golden age of radio advertising. Fact is, without metrics on how social media directly impacts a company's ROI, it is a challenge to get support in favor of implementation.
In the last 44 years Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has lost money on only two occasions. His combination of big risks and major blue-chips is a picture of portfolio diversity. That said it may be a good idea to not only invest like Buffett, but in him.
Many US investors still find China stocks or investing in anything to do with China to be out of their comfort zone, even mystifying. But it probably isn't as true as they think.