In Bob Brinker’s January 2000 Marketimer newsletter he published his “Five Root Causes for a Bear Market.” They are: Tight Money: Rising Rates: High Inflation: Rapid Growth: Over Valuation: In January 2000, he took 60% out of the market because: Tight Money:He said the Fed was reducing M2 to slow growth - BEARISH Rising Rates:He was predicting higher long and short term rates to continue. This did not happen but it was – BEARISH for his model.. High Inflation:He said the CPI was approaching 3% and import prices were up 5% which would further impact inflation. We didn’t get high inflation, but this was BEARISH for his model none the less. Rapid Growth:Real GDP growth was approaching 5%. Bob felt the FED would use rates to try and slow this. This was BEARISH and correct. Over Valuation: “We believe valuation levels in the U.S. market are stretched to the limit.” BEARISH All 5 of his root causes were BEARISH. On the radio program he said he was not bearish but the odds favored a decline over the market going up more than 5%. As such, he recommended reducing equity allocation from 100% to 40% in his model portfolio numbers one and two. He also lowered his P3 equity allocation from 50% to 20%. Read the rest of this report, including where the "5 root causes for a bear market" are today, here. Get on our Mailing List and ask how to get weekly summaries of the show or more special reports like this. More Info: Bob Brinker Fan Club Mailing List. Click to get our FREE newsletter. Why pay for "Money Talk on Demand" when you can record it yourself? "Brinker is a former stockbroker who has more than 25 years of investment management experience. He got his first taste of the radio business in the 1960s. While a student at Temple University, Brinker took a dual major in radio and television communications and finance. He later hosted a nightly rock 'n' roll radio show in Santa Fe, N.M. He began doing a financial talk program in 1981 and took the show national on Super Bowl Sunday 1986." --Daily Press, November 8, 2000 Bob Brinker is currently host of ABC Radio's "Money Talk" and he edits a newsletter titled "Marketimer" Chat and Listen to the Show: Come chat with us in our chat room while listening to the show:.  Details in the introductory Bob Brinker Fan Club Mailing List Mailing. Money Talk, Moneytalk, Marketimer Newsletter, Market timer Newsletter What about Bob Brinker & QQQQ? October 16, 2000 subscribers got a special bulletin advising them to "Act Immediately" and buy QQQ in anticipation of a 2 to 4 months "counter trend rally" for a 20% or more gain with 20 to 50% of cash reserves. Callers to the office were told "Bob is comfortable with QQQ at $86."   The results were a disaster but the advice is not reflected in Bob's official record. Follow the link for the full story.

Subscribe to Bob Brinker's Marketimer [Newsletter Subscription] Moneytalk on Demand? Record Money talk yourself using your own computer and Replay Radio try the FREE DEMO! Bob Brinker Update for: November 2006 October 2006 Sept 2006 Get on our FREE Mailing List What about Bob Brinker & QQQQ? The results were a disaster but the advice is not reflected in Bob's official record. Other Investment Gurus Other investment gurus to keep an eye on. How Old is Bob Brinker? This article says he was 57 in 1999. That would make him 64 in 2006. Secular Bear Market Definition "In a secular bear market, the bull markets are smaller than the bear markets and do not wipe out the losses of the previous bear market." NBR 1999 07/23 Appearance Kirk's MSFT Question for Bob Brinker asked by Paul Kangas on National TV! Get on our FREE Bob Brinker Fan Club Mailing List