The bear book

The Bear Book Focuses On Protecting Assets And Minimizing Losses During A Bear Market And On Taking Advantage Of Unique Opportunities For Profit. John Rothchild Chronicles The Long History Of Bear Markets, Exploring In Detail Exactly What Constitutes A Bear Market And How It Affects Us. Along With His Own Expertise, The Author Draws On Respected And Knowledgeable Names Such As Jim Rogers, Jim Grant, And Martin Zweig, Among A Host Of Prominent Investment Advisors, Strategists, And Fund Managers. The Result Is A Comprehensive Chronicle That Deftly And Definitively Fills The Bearish Information Gap. Rothchild Distinguishes The Characteristics Of Past Bear Markets, Examining What Triggered Them, How Long They Lasted – And Why. He Probes The Unique Psychology Of Bearish Investing, Concentrating On Which Types Of Investments Generally Do Well During A Downturn In The Market. His Answers To Some Questions Clarify, Among Other Key Issues, What Can Happen To Mutual Funds In A Bear Market, And Exactly What The Dangers Are Of Selling Short. Of Critical Importance Is Rothchild’s Overview Of The Alternatives To Stocks, Including Gold, Bonds, And Money Market Funds, As Well As Tips On What Stocks To Buy When The Market Starts To Turn Bullish Again. For Historical Perspective, The Bear Book Also Includes A Unique And Eye-opening Account Of The Crash Of ’29 And Its Survivors. Profiles Of Prominent Bearish Investors – Roy Neuberger And Philip Carret, Among Them – Contain Illuminating Long-term Perspectives On The Ups And Downs Of The Stock Market Over The Past Fifty To Seventy-five Years. Bears Will Rise Again — Are Stocks Really That Great? — The Case For Cutting And Running — Buy, Hold, Or Fold — If You Make Money In A Down Market, Don’t Tell The Neighbors — How To Spot A Bear — The Ursa Majors — Deflating Bears, Inflating Bears — Are Earnings Overrated? — Pulling The Trigger — Tops, Bear Bottoms, And Rallies In Between — Early Warning Systems — Who’s Crying Bear? — The Fully-misinformed Investor — The Cassandras — Forecasters And Economists — The Doomsday Best-seller — Beware The New Era — The Bearish Newsletter — Fed Watching: A Profitable Pastime — The Cover Jinx — It’s A Bear’s World, After All — There’s Always A Bear Market Someplace — The Global Hedge — Bear-proofing The Portfolio — The Bear Busters — Cash Is Trash, But Not Always — Hiding In Bonds — Will Gold Stop A Bear? — The Disappearing Dividend — Jumping On The Next Bull — My Mutual Funds Will Save Me And Other Fallacies — Mutual Misery — Bear-friendly Funds — Winning From Losing — The Short Sale Made Simple — Where Are The Short Sellers’ Yachts? — Bear’s Gazette — Hall Of Fame — Could 1929–that Is, 1932–happen Again? — Survivors From The Crash Of ’29 Speak Out–all Are Bearish Today — The Pessimists’ History Of The World — Bearish Odds And Ends. John Rothchild. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.