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Fall Investing Guide



Don't Let October Scare You
Sure, it can be a dicey month, but falling leaves and rising oil prices don't mean you can't find solid investing opportunities

Where the Buys Are -- and Aren't
Slide Show: From consumer-discretionary stocks to utilities, here's a survey of pros' picks and pans by sector to help form your own strategy

Finding Tomorrow's Success Stories
Geneva Investment Management has chalked up solid gains by choosing young outfits with vast profit potential. Here are five examples

Make Room for Dividend Payers
Stocks with a long record of sharing the wealth with investors can be a valuable cushion for your portfolio. And you'll find plenty to pick from

Dealmania vs. the Conglomerates
With back-to-basics strategies driving so much M&A activity, pressure is growing on the likes of GE and Tyco to start shedding assets

The Key to Profits: Pricing Power
With oil and raw-material prices rising, Aggressive Growth Portfolio's Michael Cuggino seeks outfits that can pass the cost on to consumers

Good Morals, Good Returns
New Covenant, a Presbyterian Church-linked fund, frowns on alcohol, weapons, and gambling. That hasn't stopped it from beating the S&P 500

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Investment Fuel

Sept. 16 - Thanks to higher energy prices, hedge funds are up around 2% this year and beating the overall market, says Justin Dew of S&P.

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Rita's Impact: Gone with the Wind
The latest hurricane to lash the Gulf will hurt fuel and chemical production in the short term, but things should settle down pretty quickly
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Gold's Deceptive Glitter
The precious metal has been trading at a 17-year high lately and received an extra jolt from Katrina. But S&P analysts expect it to fade
9/21/05

The Fed Looks Past Katrina
While noting the hurricane's near-term "dislocation," Greenspan & Co. don't see "a more persistent threat." So, another quarter-point hike
9/21/05

Death on the Gulf, Delight on the Street
The market's surge doesn't mean investors' relish disaster, just that they see cheaper oil and low rates not so far down the road
9/12/05

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