Rebuilding Brick By Brick

摘要

Market turmoil has leveled many a retirement portfolio. But don't despairjust build an even better one from the ground up. Here are seven stocks and seven funds that should be tough enough to withstand the biggest tremors. In the 1948 film Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Cary Grant and Myrna Loy are the proud new owners of a dilapidated 200-year-old home in rural Connecticut.Its foundation is crumbling, the roof is shot, and the walls have caved in. Still hoping a coat of paint is all that's needed to fix the place up, they call upon a series of architects and contractors. Finally one of them offers this thoughtful suggestion: Tear it down-then rebuild a sturdier, more beautiful home.