I just read an interesting post by Jennifer Yousfi of MoneyMorning.com on how we can find a little protection in these turbulent markets, Conglomerates.

Don Dion, the publisher of the Fidelity Independent Adviser family of newsletters, pointed out the PowerShares FTSE RAFI Industrials Sector ETF (PRFN) as a potential safe haven for during this turbulent market. Not everyone has the time or the understanding of the markets to make wise investment decisions and this might be the answer for those people.

The industrials sector of the stock market is where I am most involved nowadays. While the big names like General Electric (NYSE: GE) and Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) may not jump out at you as big gainers, plenty of these rock-solid companies have been hit unfairly, and I see value. As an added bonus, industrials companies often act as a hedge to thriving markets like agriculture.

Alan Brochstein of AnalystForHire has been preaching that this is not the time to "be reaching for yield." He wrote articles in November, July and