Bear-Proof Investing: Protecting Your Financial Future in a Bear Market and Taking Advantage of an Emerging Bull Market

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For years, it was hard not to make money in the stock market-then suddenly, investors began asking "Now what do I do?" With high-tech stocks fizzling and utilities and blue chips falling to embarrassing lows, investors watched retirement dreams change as accounts reversed double-digit growth rates. In Bear-Proof Investing, you'll learn: economic and market indicators you should watch, how to handle short-term financial goals, age-appropriate strategies for retirement planning, safe vehicles for short-term cash reserves, how to decide what to hold and what to fold, how to fatten your portfolio in a bear market, and signs of an upturn and how to grab the bull by the horns

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Kenneth E. Little is a long-time editor and investment and economic specialist. A successful business and finance executive, Little was business editor of the San Antonio Business Journal for nine years, and currently edits the Guide to Investing for Beginners at about.com. He's the author of Macmillan Teach Yourself Investing in 24 Hours and The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Investing in Internet Stocks.