http://www.fool.com/investing/small-cap/2007/09/21/another-shoe-drops-on-bakers-footwear.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
September 21, 2007

Footwear retailer Bakers Footwear (Nasdaq: BKRS) continues to tread on the dark side of retailing, with plummeting trends at existing stores and increasing earnings losses. If it doesn’t get its act together soon, there could be new retail space for rent at its mall-based locations.

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http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/09/20/circuit-city-shorts-out.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
September 20, 2007

Electronics retailer Circuit City (NYSE: CC) continues to face big challenges, and right now, management just seems to be digging itself a deeper hole. The flailing superstore’s sales and profitability keep moving in the wrong direction.

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http://www.fool.com/investing/international/2007/09/07/could-subprime-save-fleetwood.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
September 7, 2007

As part of its first-quarter earnings release, manufactured home and recreational vehicle maker Fleetwood Enterprises (NYSE: FLE) suggested that subprime challenges could actually end up helping its housing segment. That logic makes sense to this Fool, and I see this as possibly being one of the few ways to capitalize on housing woes — besides going short on anything exposed to the industry.

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http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2007/05/01/whats-build-a-bear-made-of.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
May 1, 2007

Depending on how you look at it, a multitude of new product and concept ideas could bring specialty retailer Build-A-Bear (NYSE: BBW) new sources of revenue and brand awareness. However, these initiatives cost money, and they could be distracting management from improving sales in its existing store base, which needs help.

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http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2006/12/21/the-worst-stock-for-2007-general-motors.aspx

Ryan Fuhrmann, CFA
December 21, 2006

I’m sure it seems strange recommending the best-performing stock for 2006 as the worst heading into 2007. Shares of General Motors (NYSE: GM) are up close to 60% so far this year, but for reasons I’ll get into, this is not the best selection for new money in 2007, or ever, for that matter. That’s because GM is a case study of what to avoid when looking for a long-term investment.

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