Lampert, the famous billionaire hedge fund manager, who was kidnapped a few years ago, has done nothing with Sears, though a lot of pundits think he will still pull off a great investment. He is now braving the world of homebuilders and mortgage lenders. His track record picking stocks and trading them is a lot better than his ability to run a company.

summary of analyst's reasons to buy Activision given its recent merger and strong game sales, and link to other picks by Wedbush Morgan

fund has taken very large stakes in Sovereign and Home Depot- link to other trades by this activist hedge fund

A smart way to protect yourself from rising gas prices is by hedging your annual usage using one ETF. A hedge is an investment that is taken out specifically to reduce or cancel out the risk in another investment. The ETF is UGA- United State Gasoline Fund L.P. It trades on the NYSE just like any other stock like Microsoft, IBM or Apple.