The Great Bull Market of 2009

The world has crumbled in the last few months. Unemployment is skyrocketing. Businesses are folding. The stock markets nose-dived. The economy is probably the worst it has been since the 1930s. So what?

From where I am sitting this is the greatest time to be alive. If you are out to make some money and can think for a few short moments, these are the best days of your life. There are huge amounts of money flying around the world at record speeds looking for a home. It could be your pocket.

Just let me give you one example: The stock market. There has never been a better time to buy stocks than today. Sure the economy tumbled. And maybe you lost a huge chunk of your retirement. That is fantastic! You're probably thinking I'm a bit batty, but think like a pro today. Stocks have gone on sale!

We are in one of the fattest Bull Markets that has ever existed. That's right, I said Bull Market. And it all started just a few short months ago. I'm going to make a huge prediction right now that over the next five years or so we will see the greatest Bull this world has ever known, because the prices of stock have tumbled so much recently.

I have two laws that I believe rule the financial markets. What goes up must come down. And what goes down, and survives the crash, must come up. It is the capitalist cycle. We see a boom and then a bust and then another boom. Look at history! Bank failures are very common. The stock market appears to be ruled by the moon much like the tides.

The crash has ended. I doubt that we will see much more of a decline in the value of stocks, in the next few months. In fact it is more probable that we will see a rise in the price of stocks over the next few months. Historically, the markets tend to go down in the winter months and up in the summer months. And there are many companies out there that are strong financially, yet their prices have slumped with the rest of the market.

Wise people will be buying like crazy. The Bull Market is being born. Many people will only realize this after the bull is almost over and they will be slaughtered as the next great Bear is born. Just remember this rule of thumb, a bear market is born quickly. Prices fall very fast. Whereas in the Bull Market the change is slow. You need to climb. But the growth is just as dramatic, just slower than a fall. Just keep it in mind that a few weeks ago Ford, for example, was trading at less than $2 a share, today it is worth more than $4.

Be careful with your money, think like a pro, and you can make a lot of money. React with your emotions, don't have a plan and it will break you. I like what Dickens said, "It is the best of times, it is the worst of times." Everything depends on how you see the world.