Bright Ideas

• That uncertain feeling

• Will economy's path be shaped like a U, V, W, or L?

• Third quarter earnings are expected to look like the second quarter

• Are current estimates too lofty for the S&P 500?

• The market hopes for an election honeymoon

• A quick look at market seasonality for the rest of the year

• The credit crunch cuts deeper & wider

• But the financial crisis is absent from agendas of parties and candidates

• ECRI's leading indicators are deep into recession territory

• According to Lowry’s, the rally in the Dow from its July low to the August high has been characterized by a steady increase in Supply and sluggish Demand. This combination appears much more consistent with a rally in a bear market than with the start of a major move higher

• Have you thought about what will happen when companies start to reprice employee options again?

• Contrarians are waiting for more bears to turn bullish

• "When everyone regains their confidence, I’ll get bearish again." - John Dizard

• Which way are you leaning these days?

• U.S. financial firms hoard cash

• So, where is that GSE bailout?

• A GSE bailout could have odd side effects

• Housing fix backfires

• Pension funds seek leveraged loan deals

• Where are they now? Investment banks and their loans

• For what it is worth, write-downs have been much smaller for regional banks

• Putting the mort back in mortgage - a pocket guide to the global credit crisis

• The investment world and public policy

• Do you blame the short-sellers for the market's dismal performance this year? Here's another view

• Pump prices revive appeal of natural gas on Capital Hill and in Detroit

• Morningstar's 4 picks for investing in the deep-water boom

• The dirty secret of clean energy

• A dollar bull shares his latest pick

• Trading the U.S. dollar with the S&P 500

• Equity funds in China are still under pressure

• Three "moaty" international stocks

• Will the IPO season end with a whimper?

• Teresa Lo takes a consumer pulse via apparel companies

• Are investors ignoring the earnings strength and stability materializing in consumer-staples?

• What about travel stocks?

• The market's healthiest sector

• Ken Kam shares two ideas from following 70K stock pickers

• Glen Bradford offers three dirt-cheap growth stocks

• Yet more bullish analysis for Potash

• Almost Family turns up on one of Jack Hough's screens

• Is Clean Energy a perfect stock?

• The latest stockscouter picks

• The largest companies in the world

• Some guidelines for novice traders

• Q&A with Suri Duddella

• The reason why many experienced daytraders will encourage beginners to not think too much about markets

• The new computerized market is a double-edged sword for public traders

• Traders who lack social skills also seem to struggle with markets

• Identify failing bounces for short selling

• Put Nasdaq Level II on your side

• It begins with a trading plan

• CXO offers some data on using trailing stops

• Not a surprise - men & women handle investment risks differently

• Is there a two-year cycle for the stock market?

• Does P/E matter?

• Over the long term, value stocks have triumphed

• Indeed, running a hedge fund is harder than it looks on TV

• Two PowerShares ETFs see stars

• Now we have access the the first-ever ETF for the global shipping industry

• ETF backlash is afoot

• Brokered CDs pose risks

• Ranks of the ultrawealthy grow

• 10 things millionaires won't tell you

• 5 ways to add your life to your financial plan

• 10 personal-finance steps every college freshman should take

• More people are using reverse mortgages

• The top 5 mistakes home sellers make

• Unfortunately, never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes on the market

• Slow climate change one computer at a time

• Entrepreneurs are finding virtual worlds provide them with an inexpensive, low-risk launching pad

• How fast are those 3G phones, really?

• VoIP goes mobile

• CNET reviews the best computer speakers

• lastpass is a free password manager

• "The good traders are the ones who can hold their ground the majority of the month and participate in that small handful of trades that are windfalls. The real skill is in not losing money!" - Linda Bradford Raschke