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...aging vehicle. But don't skimp on homeowners' or your umbrella liability policy. Burglaries tend to pick up in tough times, and some folks look to lawsuits to make ends meet. Double-check coverage on jewelry, art and antiques. Such items can decline in value during a slowdown, and many policies pay only what the item would cost at the time of the loss. "You want a cash-value policy that pays at least what you paid," says Mary Ann Avnet, marketing manager at Chubb's personal-insurance division...
...that doesn't mean today's slowdown will turn into tomorrow's recession. In fact, many economists insist it won't. And they credit many of the virtues of the New Economy. It was, after all, enhanced productivity brought on by technological innovation that brought us the economic boom that is now slowing. And increased productivity may help the economy fend off some looming threats. Spikes in energy prices, for example, helped kick the economy into its last three recessions. Oil prices are soaring once again, but the U.S. economy is now able to produce twice as much output...
...American households owning stocks, and so much information available immediately via the Web and financial TV channels, this linkage is tightening. But there will always be a gap between the market and the real economy. That means stocks may be at their lows just as a slowdown becomes apparent. Where are we today? The slump is just now smacking us in the face, but the stock market started discounting it 10 months...
That doesn't necessarily mean stocks have already bottomed. If the slowdown becomes a deep recession, the stock market is likely to fall again--and soon--because such a recession isn't generally expected. But if we're through the worst of it in the next six months, as many economists believe, then the stock market could begin to recover right away as it looks ahead to the next expansion. That's how bull markets are born. Indeed, many on Wall Street predict double-digit returns from the Dow and S&P 500 in 2001. The tech-laden NASDAQ they...
...slowdown is also a reminder of the need to constantly network inside and outside your company. "Time and again people work very hard and are good at what they do but they don't know anybody," says John Challenger, CEO of Challenger Gray & Christmas, an outplacement firm. "They put their head down and spend no time developing social capital. When they're let go, they have a hard time finding...