Lynn Carpenter says pension fund deficits could be a major threat to dividend payments. Legislation forces companies to keep private pension plans well funded, meaning some will have to raise large sums of cash at short notice. Lynn picks 9 firms that could soon be forced into making big dividend cuts.

The election is over and no matter how you feel about Obama, he will be the next U.S. president. A sharp increase in new debt could push up interest rates and continue the downward pressure on the stock market. Let's look at some possible winners:

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.

Ideas from various investment newsletter writers on how to play yesterday's market declines resulting from the sell off in China.

Toward the end of the article, John Christy made the following intelligent point: "Why would a Brazilian airline like GOL be hurt by this? How on earth would the fundamentals of, say, Turkcell be remotely affected. You should back up the truck on those names. Same on