Personal Finance and Investing

Just remember that some people decided to sell everything the day after Trump was elected because the were certain the market would tank big time. It hasn't.

In the long run a balanced portfolio is your best hedge, preferably in good mutual funds.

Alternatively, investing in stocks that pay dividends can be a winning strategy. You can either re-invest the dividends, or use them to supplement your income. There are people here who have done that over the years and seem very happy with the results.

However, to answer your question: to research what companies or industries did badly in the 2008 debacle, would probably be a fairly simple matter of going to the local library and look at the daily stock tables from a newspaper for a six month period. You already have a handle on which companies you want to look at. The research will be tedious, and I doubt there's any quick way to get it done.