Cabot Essay Contest Rules:

Topic: “How I Lost Money in the Bear Market and What I Would do if I had Another Chance.”

* Entries: Maximum 1,000 words

* One entry per email address

* To enter: Send entries via email to essaycontest@cabot.net

* The winner will receive a one-year free subscription to your choice of these Cabot newsletters:

* Contest deadline: June 30, 2009

* Winners will be announced on July 12, 2009

* The top three essays will be selected by a panel of Cabot editors, and readers will vote on the winner.

* We may choose to reprint any entries in Cabot Wealth Advisory or on The Iconoclast Investor, but will keep names confidential.

Good luck!