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In This Issue:

The Federal Bailout Is A Mixed Bag
Capitulation May Have Been Reached
Some Blue Chip Stocks Will Win Blue Ribbons
A Speculation Is Also Attractive
Gold Regains Its Appeal, But There Are Problems
An Economic Indicator That We Can Love
The Bottom Line This Week

Since our last newsletter on January 29, the stock market took a sharp turn for the worse. In fact, calling it a "turn" is an understatement. "Plunge" would better describe the 9.6% and 4.4% declines in the Dow and the Nasdaq. The slide left the market at a 12 year low.

Curiously, the plunge isn't due to another panic. At this point in the long bear market, most investors are too tired to sprint for the exits. Instead, many of them are dropping their gear and are simply walking off the field.

In This Issue:

A Nasty, But Not A Calamitous, Stock Plunge
Our Contrary Opinion
A Cure For The Crisis Is Already Being Applied
It's Time To Do Some Cautious Buying
Stock Buyers Should Sip, Not Gulp
The Bottom Line This Week

People who enjoy excitement must envy investors right now. Not even thrill seekers who travel to New Zealand for the world's highest bungee jump have anything on us. When it comes to big bounces, Wall Street is the place to be.

On Monday of this week, we completed the jumping part of the stock market's bungee experience. The rebound on Tuesday was nearly as exhilarating. Wednesday, thank goodness, was a quiet day of recuperation.

Of course the rubber cord could break at any time, in which case the game will be over. However, that seems very unlikely. If a crash was in the works, we think it would have happened on Monday when deep pessimism was rampant.

The market action we are having now is all the more exciting because there was no hint of it last week. The Dow dropped a tepid 2.2% while the Nasdaq just about doubled it with a 4.0% decline. It was barely enough to be a good warm-up for this week's main event.