When times are bad, you suddenly feel as though you are stuck in neutral, or worse yet, on reverse.

但在糟糕的时期，你突然感觉自己开始原地踏步，更糟糕的是开始倒退。

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Title insurer First American Financial ( FAF, 25) defied Wall Street group-think that anything housing-related would be stuck in reverse and has surged 55% since my recommendation last March.

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