At some point in the future will we look back on our actions today and refer to them as our greatest missed opportunity? There is a lot of fear in the market. Not all companies are created the same. While the market roars as a bear to frighten the weak, some prominent companies stand strong.

The past several months have been characterized by tremendous volatility and a lot of negative news regarding the state of the economy as a whole. Given the uncertainties in the global economy, investors are wondering whether they should cash out their portfolios and simply wait for the storm to end.

In the eyes of many, the Oracle of Omaha -- whose Berkshire Hathaway holding company owns or has major stakes in many iconic brands, including Fruit of the Loom, Kraft Foods and Johnson & Johnson -- looks like a brand investor...

Former SEC Chairman Richard Breeden works for a hedge fund as an activist now. Footnoted.org reports that Breeden's hit the ground running by taking on Campbell Soup CEO Douglas Conant's role as chairman of Applebee’s International’s compensation committee. Apparently Conant has been allowing the former Applebee's CEO, Lloyd Hill, to continue corporate jet flights to his beach home even though he hasn't been CEO since September 2006.