5 Dead-End Retail Stocks to Short
Michael Shulman, August 19, 2009
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Recent retail sales data shows the American consumer is broke -- and getting broker. The way to make money is obvious: Short retail stocks through the purchase of put options.
High-end retail stocks are a dead end for investors. So focus on high-end retailers and providers of consumer goods and services that are most liable to have a bad holiday season and will no longer be able to cut costs to generate profits.
Read on to get five retail stocks to short.
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