Boomer,
When I was doing some pre-retirement investing I read quite a bit of material on the internet. I found what I felt to be the best investment writer in Jim Jubak. I did very well when I choose to invest in some of the things he wrote about and yes I did have a few bad investments. But overall I did come out ahead and still read his writings even though I no longer invest in stocks. If you have not heard of him then below is a link to his page on MSN Money. Good luck with your investments.
http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...Jim_Jubak.aspx