The Best, Worst 'Inverse' Funds for Your Portfolio

On more than one occasion this year, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he believes there is a 33% chance of a U.S. recession this year.

Even if you're a glass-is-two-thirds-full kind of person, it is clear that the U.S. economy is slowing down and may even shift into reverse.

The theory that U.S. stocks make so much money overseas that they can weather a U.S. recession does not hold water. But, never before in stock market history have there been so many funds designed to go up as equities fall. ...