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In This Issue:

Mixed Economic Signals Worry Investors
Another Kind Of Bailout Is Also A Concern
A New Economic Reality Is Emerging
For Efficient Companies, Slow Growth Can Be Profitable
Your Best Strategy Now
Three Analysts And A Fool Have Recommended This Stock
The Bottom Line This Week

In our last issue we remarked that 'the rally may be getting short of breath.' Shortly thereafter, the huffing and puffing began in earnest. On Monday of this week, definite wheezing sounds were heard as the bull dropped to its knees just short of pushing the market into positive territory for the year. Perhaps the old boy was out of shape after letting the bear take over for six months.

In any event, since May 28 the Dow dropped 0.8% while the Nasdaq managed to squeak ahead a miniscule 0.8%. More importantly, both measures slipped 3.0% and 1.7% last week - and they are even lower now.

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.