How to defend yourself when the bear is lurking

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Dec 19, 2005
It might be time to play a little defense -- financially speaking.


Some Wall Street prognosticators still make a compelling case that the bull market is not dead and could extend into next year or even the next. But this bull market -- now three years old -- is increasingly described as aging, tired and in the final stages of life.


Legendary investor Warren Buffett certainly has found comfort recently in shares of Anheuser-Busch. His investment company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has disclosed that it holds 44.7 million shares, or about 6 percent of the outstanding stock, in the world's biggest brewer. In fact, Berkshire is now the largest shareholder in Anheuser-Busch.

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