The Bear Book Survive and Profit in Ferocious Markets

by Rothchild, John

• ISBN13: 9780471348825
• ISBN10: 0471348821
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-09
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

With wit, wisdom, and a penchant for telling a good story, Rothchild provides all investors, from novices to pros, with the tools to protect their investments and prosper.

Author Biography

JOHN ROTHCHILD is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed A Fool and His Money and Going for Broke, among other books. He has also coauthored, with Peter Lynch, One Up on Wall Street, Beating the Street, and Learn to Earn. A former editor of the Washington Monthly and financial columnist for Time magazine and Fortune, Mr. Rothchild has also written articles for Harper’s, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and many other periodicals. He has appeared on The Nightly Business Report, the Today show, and CNBC.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xiii
PART ONE Bears Will Rise Again
Are Stocks Really that Great?	3	(5)
The Case for Cutting and Running	8	(6)
Buy, Hold, or Fold	14	(4)
If You Make Money in a Down Market, Don't Tell the Neighbors	18	(7)
PART TWO How to Spot a Bear
The Ursa Majors	25	(4)
Deflating Bears, Inflating Bears	29	(4)
Are Earnings Overrated?	33	(8)
Pulling the Trigger	41	(5)
Tops, Bear Bottoms, and Rallies in Between	46	(12)
Early Warning Systems	58	(15)
PART THREE Who's Crying Bear?
The Fully-Misinformed Investor	73	(7)
The Cassandras	80	(3)
Forecasters and Economists	83	(5)
The Doomsday Best-Seller	88	(4)
Beware the New Era	92	(4)
The Bearish Newsletter	96	(4)
Fed Watching: A Profitable Pastime	100	(7)
The Cover Jinx	107	(6)
PART FOUR It's a Bear's World, after all
There's Always a Bear Market Someplace	113	(10)
The Global Hedge	123	(154)
PART FIVE Bear-Proofing the Portfolio
The Bear Busters	131	(7)
Cash Is Trash, But Not Always	138	(9)
Hiding in Bonds	147	(8)
Will Gold Stop a Bear?	155	(8)
The Disappearing Dividend	163	(7)
Jumping on the Next Bull	170	(7)
PART SIX My Mutual Funds Will Save Me and Other Fallacies
Mutual Miser	177	(9)
Bear-Friendly Funds	186	(21)
PART SEVEN Winning from Losing
The Short Sale Made Simple	207	(7)
Where Are the Short Sellers' Yachts?	214	(9)
PART EIGHT Bear's Gazette
Hall of Fame	223	(16)
Could 1929---That Is, 1931---Happen Again?	239	(6)
Survivors from the Crash of '29 Speak Out---All Are Bearish Today	245	(8)
The Pessimists' History of the World	253	(8)
Bearish Odds and Ends	261	(16)
Index	277