And investors should take a step back to understand the market as a whole. Monitor interest rates, which compete with stock market rates of return, as well as keep an eye on the economy through such indicators as the gross domestic product and employment figures, experts suggest. Internet stocks have taken the market higher and higher, but should be purchased with caution. A handful of such stocks account for a large portion of the increasingly high stock market averages, Kercheville said. I think you should diversify.
Diversification is also high on most advisors' lists.
Issues such as energy, food, and the environment are all gaining in importance and some companies, such as Austin-based Whole Foods Market, have made money out of being green. KENS 5 and the San Antonio Express-News. All rights reserved.