Re: Those of you with alot of money, how did you do it? + MORE

Saved aggressively. Spent wisely. Invested well.

There may be a ray of sunshine for the beleaguered sector. Japan’s search for alternatives to nuclear energy has helped boost its domestic solar market by leaps and bounds.    

Would you pay $2.10 for a gallon of gas?
I know I would. According to AAA, the nationwide average for a gallon of gasoline is $3.59… Diesel is even more expensive at $3.91.
Yet despite high fuel costs across the country, a select group of drivers are paying only $2.10 a gallon… about $1.50 below the national average…

By SA Editor Miriam Metzinger: Stocks discussed on the in-depth session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV Program, Monday April 8.
What Will General Electric (GE) Buy Next? FMC Technologies (FMC), Chart Industries (GTLS), Clean Harbors (CLH), Core Labs (CLB). Other stocks mentioned: Lufkin (LUFK), Westport Innovations (WPRT), Cummins (CMI), Schlumberger (SLB), National Oilwell Varco (NOV), Kinder Morgan Partners (KMP)
General Electric (GE) rose 37…

Commentary: A pop quiz that no one should buy funds without passing.

April 9 (Bloomberg) — Andy Wolf, food and drug
merchandising analyst for BB&T Capital Markets, discusses the
global growth of the Walgreen Co. Wolf talks with Bloomberg’s
Pimm Fox and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Radio’s “Taking Stock.”

Investors can still find great buys in the solar industry.

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IHS GlobalSpec Announces Free Industrial Automation & Robotic Systems Online Event

Online Event Offers Opportunities to Learn about Technology Advances Impacting Manufacturing Operations

–(BUSINESS WIRE)– IHS GlobalSpec (NYS: IHS) :

Who: IHS GlobalSpec is the leading specialized vertical search, information services, e-publishing and online events company serving the engineering, technical and industrial communities…