This company has a loyal following, a giant market share, a healthy yield, and best of all... it's still growing. Right now, it's without a doubt my favorite defensive play. It brews beer and distributes soft drinks in two of South America's most dynamic economies, Chile and Argentina.

The ailing banking sector has been lent and guaranteed trillions of dollars of your tax money to keep them from going bankrupt.  Luckily, there is a way for you to get it back.  Carla Pasternak--editor of High-Yield Investing --  has uncovered high-yielding securities that are implicitly backed by the government...consider this your bailout.

With tax rates rising, municipal bonds are looking more attractive than ever.  There is one  bond fund in particular that looks especially promising.  And if you act now, you can lock in high-yields, protect your portfolio from the tax man and have the peace of mind that the underlying securities are backed by the government.

With so many companies cutting and even suspending dividends, how can investors protect themselves?  Carla Pasternak -- editor of High-Yield Investing --  explains how to find healthy funds that are unlikely to suspend dividend distributions.

Seven U.S. companies have "AAA" credit ratings, the highest available from Standard & Poor's. Among these titans of industry are such names as Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway.  But one -- and only one -- entity is even more highly rated.....Your Uncle Sam.

The market is in turmoil, economic growth has flat-lined, companies are struggling to survive and investors are in full panic mode. This is the perfect recipe for value investors.  With valuations at their lowest levels in years, the market is offering some of the best opportunities I've ever seen. Three areas in particular are showing the best chance for value investors right now.

Forward-looking, billionaire investors like Warren Buffett are placing big bets on this scarce investment. Here's why you should consider doing the same...