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<p>Preserving one’s portfolio (and profits) through a severe bear market like 2007-09 in which the market can lose 50% or more can make the difference between a comfortable retirement or financial disaster.</p>
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<p><strong>Newsletter editor gets defensive</strong></p>
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<p>InvesTech says that "Bull markets don't die of old age, they die from deterioration and economic imbalances, and we are seeing economic imbalances now."  <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/newsletter-editor-hunkers-down-with-50-cash-position" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read the MarketWatch Article</a></p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite>MarketWatch - Sept. 6, 2007</cite></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Surviving in a Hostile Market</strong></p>
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<p>The wild card today, according to Stack, is the bursting of the housing bubble, which developed more as a result of leveraged mortgage products than from overpriced houses. It's only a matter of time, he says, until the housing debacle and credit crisis adversely impact the overall economy, increasing the likelihood of a recession.</p>
<!-- /wp:paragraph --><cite><em>George Brooks</em> - Nov. 2007</cite></blockquote>
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<p><em>July 27, 2007 </em>- Since our last issue, the DJIA has hit nine new record-closing highs. Yet, at the same time, two of our primary indicators have turned bearish...</p>
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