We refuse to let you sink along with the S&P, the NASDAQ, and the Dow. Markets fall faster than they rise, and they give you many ways to make money quickly on the way down. Though the editors of The Complete Investor feel strongly that world economic conditions will continue to force markets upward long term, we can guarantee you that they'll also fall from time to time - in major setbacks. We are absolutely ready for those setbacks. In his previous position, editor Stephen Leeb weathered the recent bear market in good shape overall and beat the Russell Growth Index by 44% over the last 4 1/2 years. Now, he and his staff are ready to do it again ... even more strongly. When the next crisis threatens, they will prepare for you a menu of graduated options, depending on how defensive you wish to be - or how eager for downmarket profits. Our most serious response to ominous conditions will be to give you an array of profit-making options as a component of our most speculative portfolio, the FAST TRACK. Under normal conditions, the Fast Track is meant to give you a collection of equities for a minor part of your assets, where your profits can easily top l00% in a year. But in rapidly deteriorating conditions, we will "open up the spigot" to provide you with an expanded array of bear market moves, such as straddles, put options, and short sales. We will not allow your nest egg to be nibbled to death in a downmarket glide. We will show you how a complete investor can thrive in bad times. Chicken Little notice: Although Dr. Leeb has won awards as "Market Timer of the Year" from the major rating services, The Complete Investor is not a market-timing letter. None of his portfolios will ever advise you to "sell everything." But as a courtesy to that small minority of readers who may feel it prudent to liquidate all their stocks whenever major crises loom, we pledge to post a bulletin on our website at critical junctures, saying that contrary to our expectations, the sky may indeed be falling. And the next issue of the newsletter will carry a small notice on page one with that message. The Complete Investor is all about giving you you wide options.