How to thrive in a barren market

Courtesy CNN Money  Thu, 05/15/2008 - 4:06am

Some pundits insist that we're not in a bear market, since stocks have yet to lose at least 20% of their value.

But they're missing the point. Investing in equities in the past decade has been akin to being marooned on a desert island.


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