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With everyone on Wall Street worried out of their minds over the Fed’s bailout of Bear Stearns, the question every economist and business person would like to know is clear—When will things get better?

There is one major problem that has to be fixed or fix itself. And that is the continuing slumping housing market. If it does not get better, investors will hold off in buying stocks. Why?

A person’s house is their greatest investment. One usually has the most capital invested in their home. One also counts on that investment being the most solid. If, however, their biggest investment is losing value, it’s hard to rationalize spending more money on other types of opportunities. Most people will sit tight, wait until the entire economy settles down into a nice steady growth pattern again before investing heavily again.

What does this mean for business owners? We may have to weather a serious storm here in the coming months. Every way that we can cut a few dollars will count. Services like Internet fax may now be an essential move, rather than something to get around to when you get around to it.

Let’s hope that things get better, and until it does, we’ve got to be smart during this very iffy time.