Frankly, I just don't get it. From Sivy's mailbox Readers write in on tech, energy, biotech, Alan Greenspan and deciding when to sell a stock. Here are my responses. True Worth Investors are so busy worrying about big growth stocks that they're ignoring the rest of the market. The Frankenfood play Since being spun off from Pharmacia, Monsanto has been on a tear, rising more than 50 percent.
Analysts say the agricultural biotech giant still has room to run.
Top marks for service At a time when most tech companies are announcing disappointing results, computer-service businesses such as EDS can post steady earnings gains. That offers shaken tech investors a much smoother ride. Too much cynicism Tech investors are cringing as companies announce lousy fourth-quarter earnings. But now that the strongest stocks, such as Cisco, are hitting lows, the bear market in tech should be nearly over. It's cyclical time Contrarian investors should be looking at old-line cyclical stocks like DuPont.