RIDING THE BULL,BEATING THE BEAR

Investment techniques that make money, while saving time
Riding the Bull, Beating the Bear offers a simple, straightforward market timing technique. Using his extensively researched and back-tested Y-Process method, Edward Yanis shows investors how they can improve their portfolio performance-by doing one simple calculation every week. With a minimum of work, readers can benefit from a buy-and-hold, index oriented philosophy, and at the same time, preserve capital by getting out of the market before prolonged dips. For readers who don't want to get bogged down in complex investing strategies, Riding the Bull, Beating the Bear provides a low-intensity, active management style that is easy to learn and even easier to implement.

EDWARD M. YANIS is the Chairman and CEO of Yanis Financial Services, Inc., which publishes a weekly market commentary newsletter. Yanis is the developer of the Y-Process(r), a revolutionary stock market model that forecasts crucial market turns, enabling investors to reduce risk and enhance returns. Prior to working in the markets, he was systems engineering manager for General Electric where he worked on the design, testing, and production of a number of major defense contracts, including the AEGIS Combat System for the U.S. Navy.

"...unique guide..." (Banking 2000)
It may be a truism that investors can't outperform the market in the long run, yet Edward M. Yanis, chairman of Yanis Financial Services, claims to have beat the system. His book Riding the Bull, Beating the Bear: Market Timing for the Long- Term Investor describes the "Y-Process," a mathematical model that supposedly allows investors to predict the upcoming fluctuations of the market. Yanis cautions, however, that this technique is only for "sophisticated" investors, and much of the book is taken up with more conservative and familiar advice (diversification, mutual funds) for beginner and intermediate players. (PublishersWeekly, February 11, 2002)
"...an excellent tutorial from a man who really knows his stuff..." (M2 Best Books, 6 August 2002)

Preface

Introduction

The Y-Process Can Be Used to Increase Returns by Reducing Risk

Benefits for Investors

This Book Is Written for Three Levels of Investors

Two New Disclosures in the World of Investing

Special Features

PART ONE: THE NOVICE INVESTOR'S FIRST VENTURE INTO THE STOCK MARKET

1. Accumulating Wealth Begins with Six Simple Tenets

2. Investment Choices for the Prudent Investor

3. Mutual Funds: The Ideal Investment for Beginners

PART TWO: ASSISTING THE INTERMEDIATE INVESTOR TO BECOME A MORE EFFECTIVE MANAGER AT WEALTH BUILDING

4. The Psychology of Investing

5. Benchmarking: Going Beyond the S&P 500 Index

6. Why Indexing Makes Sense

PART THREE: TEACHING SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS THE JUDICIOUS USE OF THE Y-PROCESS

7. Beating the Bear

8. Schools of Strategic Investing

9. The Y-Process Strategy

10. Validating the Y-Process

11. The Devil Is in the Details

12. Stretch Your Gains: Reach for Higher Returns

Epilogue: Some Reflections on Our Ride to Beat the Bear

Appendix A: S&P 500 Index for 1940

Appendix B: S&P 500 Index for 1950

Appendix C: S&P 500 Index for 1960

Appendix D: S&P 500 Index for 1970

Appendix E: S&P 500 Index for 1980

Appendix F: S&P 500 Index for 1990

Notes

Glossary

About the Author

Index