While I haven't mentioned it much one of my favorite sectors to invest in is energy. 1. And when it comes to energy ETFs the 800-pound gorilla is XLE the energy-select sector SPDR which trades over 20 million shares on a typical day. XLE’s holdings are heavily tilted toward the major integrated oil companies with ExxonMobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) accounting for slightly more the one-third of the ETF's holdings followed by ConocoPhillips (COP) Schlumberger (SLB) Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and so on.With cap-and-trade legislation passing the House over the weekend investing in the energy space is getting even more ...

The best mid cap stocks of 2008.

Holding true to the optimism that only a New Year can bring financial analysts across the country are sure to offer their “best picks for 2009” in the coming days. But before we get ahead of ourselves let’s remind everyone of just a few of the recommendations they made for 2008. This time last year a certain TV celebrity was calling for the Dow to hit 16 000 in 2008. Goldman Sachs said oil was on its way to $100 and they were right on - right before they pushed their luck and started calling for it to hit $200. ...

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