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The Bottom Line Archive

June 3, 2002
Buy, Buy, Bad Bear

Have you given up all hope of making any money on any stock, ever? That's a sure sign that it's time to get back in the market.

March 29, 1999
I.P.Oh?

Sure, when Goldman, Sachs goes public, the firm's partners will get obscenely wealthy. But the real beauty part? They won't have to give up any control.

September 25, 2000
He Got Me!

One of Howard Kurtz's targets in "The Fortune Tellers," his harsh indictment of financial journalists, is a manic, overemotional wild man named Jim Cramer. No relation, of course.

September 11, 2000
Bull and Gore

If your passion is short-selling or bonds, by all means pull the lever for Bush and his tax cut. But if you want to work the upside, Gore's your candidate.

August 23, 2004
Health South

Health-care stocks are headed downward whether Bush or Kerry wins this fall.

June 26, 2000
Short People

Throughout the decade-long bull market, I often missed the thrills and chills of serious short selling; luckily, for those of us with a taste for the downside, good times are back.

October 22, 2001
Attention, Shoppers!

There's always a bull market somewhere: you just have to know where to look -- and when the Dow's in the dumps, smart buyers head for their local supermarket.

June 17, 2002
Take My Cash, Please!

The big brokerage houses don't want your money unless you've got more than $10 million, so where does that leave the average working stiff -- the guy with only, say, half a million or so?

March 26, 2001
SmackDown!

Vince and Martha went public the same day. She did everything right and with flawless taste (darn her). He gave us XFL. So guess who gets the buy.

April 24, 2000
Failure Is an Option

The fall of Dana Giacchetto taught the world one important lesson: Managing other people's money is harder than it looks. Just ask Julian Robertson and George Bailey.

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