The planet is being remade. Entire nations are withering, entire neighborhoods are dying, and for millions of people left behind, the future will not exist in any meaningful way.

Understand, I am no pessimist. For every householder trapped in a suddenly insupportable monthly mortgage payment, in a dying neighborhood, in a shrinking economy, stuck with a portfolio of wildly overvalued stocks, there is another householder living debt-free in a burgeoning township, in a booming economy, sporting a portfolio bulging with stocks picked up for pennies on the dollar, who eagerly anticipates a living standard rising higher and higher, borne upward on a fabulous tide of wealth.

Feast or Famine?

So, you may be wondering what stocks WILL thrive in this tumultuous environment. Bluntly, there won't be many—but they will do extremely well. They live within their means and never "enhance" their performances.

They have fat dividends, they have growing operating margins, their earnings are accelerating, and analysts are falling over themselves to revise their estimates upwards. (See also: "10 Commandments for a Secure Retirement.")

But above all, their business is not tied to the health of the U.S. economy.

Most investors I talk to need to halve the number of holdings tied to the U.S. dollar and economy—and DOUBLE the number of holdings with thriving overseas business.

• EXHIBIT 1: BHP BILLITON (BHP)
• EXHIBIT 2: CATERPILLAR (CAT)
• EXHIBIT 3: CONAGRA (CAG)
• EXHIBIT 4: NESTLE (NSRGY)

And there are many more winning enterprises I can give you chapter and verse on in an economic report called The 26 Winners of 2009. This list exemplifies every principle of investing I hold dear and that has enabled my Intelligence Report subscribers to thrive and has enabled me to never, ever have a losing year in almost three decades.

You don't have much time, but you can, you definitely can get to safety. And safety is your first goal now.

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