{"id":2411,"date":"2009-02-20T07:45:38","date_gmt":"2009-02-20T12:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2009-02-20T07:45:38","modified_gmt":"2009-02-20T12:45:38","slug":"3-ways-to-make-money-in-a-downturn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/20\/3-ways-to-make-money-in-a-downturn\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Make Money in a Downturn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is some of the ideas that I discussed in a recent video series for MSN Money. Also, Friday is the last chance to download my book for FREE!<\/p>\n

The link to the FREE download is HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve always thought that investors can find a way to make money even in the worst imaginable market. For the past few months, we’ve been in just such a market — and I’ve done it.<\/p>\n

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So while many investors have been brainwashed into believing it’s possible to make money only when stocks move higher, don’t believe it. It’s not true.<\/p>\n

Over the past six months, I’ve turned a profit both in real life and with a model portfolio on MSN Money in the Strategy Lab stock-picking game<\/a>. During a brutal bear market, my Strategy Lab portfolio finished ahead by more than 14%, while the S&P 500 Index<\/strong> ($INX) was down 35%.<\/p>\n

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The experience has helped me identify three ways to make money in any market:<\/p>\n