Retail HOLDRS

• Consumer Products a Source of Good Risk Adjusted Returns

  By Jeff Stouffer - September 10, 2012 | Tickers: PSL, RTH, XRT

  Seeking profits by owning stock in companies that bring consumer products to the market has always been considered by many investment professionals to be a prudent strategy. The simple belief that goods necessary for basic needs of life will not be subject to the whims and fancies of market conditions places this type of investment in the defensive category. The operating cash flows and profits of such companies tend to more »