CRUNCHONOMICS
A collection of recent articles and past advice on what readers can do to secure their family finances, careers, retirement savings and homes during financial turmoil.

Lessons from 1987

This season's economic turmoil reminds many Wall Street observers of 1987's market crash. Then as now, readers wanted to know how to protect their money, whether they could shield their holdings and, finally, where to invest:

Some Say Buy Stocks; Others Say Don't. All Agree: Stay Calm
Risk Taking -- It's Time to Reassess
Market Tumble Could Require Changes in Wills
To Weather a Crash, It Helps a Little To Be 80 Years
Personal Finance --- Investmentspeak
'Sell Rules' Can Help Investors Decide When the Time Is Best to Dump a Stock

Pros Offer Advice on Investing Now. Here's what top investing gurus would tell their friends and family to do with their own investments.

Protect Your Portfolio From Higher Taxes Regardless of who wins November's election, Americans need to start thinking about how to higher taxes might affect their finances.

How to Buy a Foreclosed Home Buyers must be willing to do more sleuthing on their own to find the best deals. Here are some tips to get started.

Looking for Cost Cuts in New Places Small companies often have to get creative to find waste where little exists. Here's a look at four companies that did so without sacrificing necessities.

In Chaos Lies Opportunity Like dangerous curves on a racetrack, economic downturns create opportunities for companies to move into leadership positions, argue Bain & Company's Darrell Rigby and Steve Ellis.