Why Even Bears Should Look for Stocks By Tim Melvin About this article: I was asked by a reader if I was buying anything at all right now. Since my market outlook was bearish, he asked, why did I keep presenting stock ideas? It's a great question and one I have gotten before, so I'll address it here. I have not bought a lot of stock in the past few months, but I have stumbled on a few micro-caps that trade for less than cash, and that kind of stock I buy no matter what my market outlook is. I have done a few liquidation arbitrages that were also too small to write about, but for the most part, I have stood pat for some time now. I do not like the market here, and I am very reluctant to put more money into it right now. This does not mean, as some readers have suggested, that I have missed... Or, call us at 1-866-321-TSCM (8726) Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. ET. Outside the U.S. and in Canada, call 1-212-321-5200. More Stories From RealMoney Durable Goods Up Move Down the Tech Food Chain Jobless Claims Still High Bulls' Tenacity Is the Big Question Mark Should You Buy It? Pharmaceutical Product Development Bad News Trumps All Support for Banks Holds, For Now Bummer, Yields Are on the Rise Money on the Line Makes a Big Difference Structured Products: Unsafe at Any Price MORE STORIES FROM REALMONEY

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