The Five Secrets to Succeed at Bear Market Investing
Keith Fitz-Gerald (July 3rd, 2008) Writes:
By Keith Fitz-Gerald
Investment Director
Money Morning/The Money Map Report
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is already in the bear’s grasp. And the U.S. economy may well be headed for a recession. But here’s the ultimate irony: Bear-market investing offers a direct pathway to the biggest profit opportunities most investors will ever see.
History shows time and again that the worst returns come to those who buy at - or even near - market peaks, like those of 1928, 1969, 1999 and 2007, when Price/Earnings (P/E) ratios are typically higher than “normal.”
Conversely, investors who buy when the days are darkest reap the best returns: Think 1932, 1942, 1982, 2003 and - take a deep breath - possibly 2008.
Clearly, at a point when the world looks like it’s going to hell in a hand basket, sitting on the ...


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