After years of making money in the stock market, investors are now wondering what to do. Many investors' retirement dreams have changed now that high-tech stocks have fizzled and utilities and blue chips have fallen to embarassing lows.

In Bear-Proof Investing, investors will learn: economic and market indicators to 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; how demographic shifts affect the market, signs of an upturn and how to grab the bull by the horns.

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.

Bear-Proof Investing gives you the tools and strategies you need to protect your investments and position yourself to take full advantage of an emerging bull market. First to market with a book on solid investment strategies aimed at protecting current investments in a slow-growth economy and falling stock market.

Author is an investment expert and skilled writer. He specializes in clear strategies for beginning and intermediate investors. In 2000, estimates ranged from 8-14% of households were using online investment services. The more than 9 million households (8%) made up 15% of all households with investments.

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