Comments on: What industry has been most dependable in the stock market?

By: mrstockbond

mrstockbond — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:14:39 +0000

Diversify, gold stock, oil/energy stock, technology stock and financial stock.

By: floozy_niki

floozy_niki — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:55:13 +0000

I agree with gold. Go gold!

By: vegas_iwish

vegas_iwish — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:41:18 +0000

Dependable a bad word as does not fit the subject. Banks strongly influenced by inflation/interest rates. If either high banks suffer. They are not good total return stocks. Diversify - that is something you can depend on. ADX, PEO, EWA, IAU(not too much gold), EAF a solid start.

By: Taranto

Taranto — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:00:08 +0000

Unfortunately, the answer is probably Tobacco .

US Tobacco was the most profitable public company of the 20th century. It had a near monopoly on smokeless tobacco. With inelastic demand, monopoly pricing, extremely low costs and an addicted customer base, they made enormous amounts of money. They were not as exposed to anti-tobacco litigation, though have recently had some anti-trust problems.

This company is what the cocaine cartels would look like if we could see their books.

By: S T of India

S T of India — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:35:42 +0000

Which Stock Market? That’s the most important factor. Bankers are not reliable because they are opting for mutual funds whichever is profitable as they assure a fixed and high interest rates to the holders.
Petroleum and Steel are the good one at present.

By: ryan g

ryan g — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:57:03 +0000

life plans!!!!

By: fivehundredmonkeys

fivehundredmonkeys — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:01:52 +0000

gold.

it rarely fluctuates wildly but appreciates reasonably over time.

By: good driver

good driver — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:33:12 +0000

oil, energy stocks