The Bear Book: Survive and Profit in Ferocious Markets

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Learn the easy way to create income streams in the stock market. Learn the easy way to make money in a bear market. Wiley; 1 edition April 6, Language: Related Video Shorts 0 Upload your video. The 1 Hour Trade: Smarter, Simpler Ways to Trade the Markets. All you need to know about technical analysis. It is an indispensable reference guide. Create and maintain real wealth through stock investing with an evidence-based stock selection process that anyone can follow. Try the Kindle edition and experience these great reading features: Share your thoughts with other customers.

Write a customer review. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. John Rothchild's writing style is entertaining and the history of bear markets is a useful antidote for excessive bullishness. But don't be misled, the overall direction of the market over hundreds of years is up, you cannot have a succession of bear markets without intervening bull runs and the bulls run harder than the bears do, otherwise the market would not be higher now than a century ago.

I have read a large number of books about the market, most by market participants. One interesting feature of The Bear Book is that it gives context to some of those other writings. For example, I recently read William J.

The Bear Book: Survive and Profit in Ferocious Markets

The Bear Book debunks that notion--good but not invincible. Another interesting tie in, Rothchild tells about the killing made on the bear side by "Marty Martino" an alias?

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This is not a how to book but a look at the bear side of the market. I believe all of us unremitting bulls will benefit from taking a look at the other side. I can recommend it. One person found this helpful. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase.

This is a wonderful book. This gives you excellent advice on markets all round. Only through this book I learnt is Gold is inversely related to the stock market. John Rothchild has done a great job of outlining and explaining what bear markets are, what leads to them, what to expect in bear markets, and when to expect them, and what to do to survive and profit when faced with a bear. Rothchild explains under what circumstances the mantra of "buy and hold" would work and when it doesn't work.

He also destroys another present-day myth that earnings and stock-prices march in lockstep they don't -- surprise! There are sections devoted to the various other players in the markets -- the Cassandras, the Doomsday best-sellers, New Era thinkers, eternally bearish newsletters, Fed Watchers, and the "Magazine Cover Jinx" phenomenon. I think Rothchild does a very fair job in evaluating all the above. Rothchild comments at length on whether or not there is any truth to statements that the world's fortunes are linked as never before something the investors kept hearing repeatedly until the Asian crisis in !

Next, Rothchild goes on to suggestions on how to "bear proof the portfolio".

He lists sectors that are expected to do better than the market when things turn bearish. He also examines the relative merits of cash, bonds, gold and stocks that pay dividends, and how they can be expected to fare when things get tough. And coming out of a bear, where should one invest?

The Bear Book: Survive & Profit in Ferocious Markets

There is an interesting chapter, titled, "Jumping On The Next Bull" that has some very useful advice on what to do in such a situation. Rothchild also demolishes the myth that is harbored by many of today's investors that their mutual fund managers know how to bail them out.

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Most of them will fail to do so. However, Rothchild provides information on how mutual fund investors can improve their chances, in the chapter "Bear-friendly funds" Finally, the book has interviews with three "survivors" from the Crash of '29! On the downside, the author seems to overstate the bearish case. Whenever he refers to market indexes making highs and then getting back there after a downturn lasting several years, he uses the raw index numbers and doesn't take dividends into account, even though he doesn't forget to take inflation into consideration.

Bear markets are scary enough that Rothchild needn't have made them look any scarier! Also, some of the figures seem to be inaccurate -- the graphs and the explanations don't seem to agree with one another. And there are a few typos here and there. All in all, this book is very useful as it helps investors get a glimpse of the darker side of the markets and deserves to be on the bookshelf of every investor.

To include a comma in your tag, surround the tag with double quotes. Skip to content Skip to search. Published New York ; Chichester: Language English View all editions Prev Next edition 2 of 2. Check copyright status Cite this Title The bear book: Physical Description xix, p. Summary 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.

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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.

More than ever before, investors deserve a sound explanation of how to profit-or minimize loss-in such a climate, and be prepared for the inevitable dips. In Survive and Profit in Ferocious Markets, bestselling financial writer John Rothchild provides a rare understanding of profit making when the markets are tenuous, with volatility at every turn.

Here is specific, comprehensive, and timely information on: 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.

Partial table of contents: Are Stocks Really That Great? The Case for Cutting and Running. Deflating Bears, Inflating Bears. Beware the New Era. There's Always a Bear Market Someplace.

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