The real estate boom has come and gone. The stock market is always a risky business. Today the smart money is in antiques and collectibles: you don't need much to get started, and the market for everything from furniture to folk art, from bottles to baseball cards, is just beginning to explode!<br><br>Bruce Johnson, the expert called the &quot;Dear Abby&quot; of antiques, shows how you can turn today's bargains and discounts into tomorrow's hot money-making deals. Here are hundreds of inside tips that show you how to:<br>-- Get in on the bottom floor before prices begin to go through the roof<br>-- Enter the business without a formal education or a sizable investment<br>-- Expand your operation and increase your income without taking time away from your present job<br>-- Find the best sales, the best days to attend, and the best deals<br>-- Negotiate bargains with dealers -- and beat them at their own game<br>-- Create print ads for your wares that will pull in customers eager to buy<br>-- Sell your treasures at a profit from your home, or at flea markets, yard and garage sales, auctions, and antique malls<br><br>Plus:<br>More than thirty antiques-related services you can run from your home, including caning, appraising, and refinishing.