“Sell in May and go away" turned out to be not such good advice this year, but we're approaching what historically has been stocks' best six-month cycle. Here are five market sectors worth examining.

Stocks have been sailing swiftly this year, but many investors missed the boat by clinging to defensive positions set in the depths of the downturn. Rather than regret lost opportunity, make sure your portfolio is ready for 2010.

One of the newest exchange-traded funds is a commodity-themed offering that is geared to sidestep some of the problems facing futures-based ETFs by investing in stocks.

If the economy really is perking up, this could be banner news for struggling chemical titans.

The U.S. markets cleared major resistance on Monday, keeping the near-term recovery attempt in play.

The iShares CDN MSCI World Index Fund (XWD) - first ETF of its kind in North America - and the new iShares CDN MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (XEM) provide investors optionality for international exposure