We are in the early stages of a long and deep recession, says Adam Lass. But that doesn’t mean savvy investors can’t make a profit. Rising unemployment and underfunded local governments is a recipe for crime in urban areas. And that means big business for companies in the self-protection industry. Adam says TASER International (Nasdaq:TASR) stock could triple in the next 18-24 months.

There’s a fine line between a stimulated economy and a destroyed currency, says Adam Lass. And the world’s central bankers are in a race to the bottom. Japan’s latest rate cut has given the US dollar a short-term lift versus the yen. But the greenback will soon plummet again. Adam says investors should take up a short dollar/long gold position for 20-30% gains in the coming months.

Here are three things you can buy now to capitalize on spiking unemployment, crashing banks and the tumbling dollar. Earlier this week, Chairman Bernanke and his cronies on the U.S. Federal Reserve did the unthinkable, indeed the unimaginable.

Chocolate is one of the world’s best comfort foods. And now the world’s largest bulk chocolate maker might be able to bring investors some relief from the market blues, says Adam Lass. Barry Callebaut AG (SWF:BARN) is planning to start producing in Brazil, where it hopes to tap into a big – and rapidly growing – South American market.

The labor situation has become so dire that you can now hire an American Blue Chip CEO for a dollar – and a ride to work.

The outlook is bleak for retailers, says Adam Lass. As job losses mount, households are cutting back on all non-essential spending. And massive government bailouts won’t reach the high street in the near future. Adam says investors should continue to short the retail sector.

Not every automaker CEO is down on his knees with cap in hand. Some of them are too proud to beg… and Taipan Daily won’t have to beg either with the right options strategy.

Not every auto manufacturer wants charity, you know.

While Detroit’s CEOs were up on Capitol Hill whining and begging like street junkies for a mere $25 billion to tide them over until spring, salesmen from Bentley, Lamborghini and Maserati were working the floor of the Los Angeles Auto Show like madmen in an attempt to stem their stateside sales losses.

Now don’t let their $500 suits and smooth manners fool you. These guys are hurting too. Lambo’s down 15% (pretty much a match to the whole biz’ 2008 decline). And…

Official U.S. consumer prices dropped by a record 1% in October as sellers hacked away at the prices of fuel, cars and clothing to lure in depressed customers. But the numbers don’t add up quite the way Washington and Wall Street would like, according to Adam Lass at Taipan Publishing.

Adam Lass says it’s not too late to make profits in the retail sector. As an “anxious” holiday season approaches some stocks could be cut in half again. Adam says put options on the most vulnerable retailers can yield triple-digit gains. An alternative is to buy a put contract on a retail sector ETF (NYSE:XLY).

Charitable as the thought might be, Washington simply doesn’t have deep enough pockets to bail out every deadbeat. Did you really think it would stop at a mere trillion for the banks?