May 2012
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
3h 39m
English
book
The Little Book of the Shrinking Dollar: What You Can Do to Protect Your Money Now
by Addison Wiggin, Samantha Buker
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Contents
Dollar’s Popularity Doesn’t Protect It
The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street to USA: You’re Toast
Russia and Iran Are Ditching the Dollar
Chapter Two: Serial Bubble Blowers
Why Isn’t All This Intervention Working?
When the Magic of Money Printing Wears Off
What Occupy Wall Street Got Right
What Occupy Wall Street Is Missing
Chapter Three: Economic Reality Check
What We Need Is More Manufacturing
And It’s Not Just the Government . . .
Debt Downgrades around the World
The Era of the Sovereign Default Is Now
Things Aren’t Looking Good over in Muni-Land
Five Quick Inflation-Proofing Moves for Your Portfolio
Chapter Six: Something’s Gotta Give
Maintain Your Standard of Living—Despite the Central Bank
Phase III Retirement Investing
Why You Might Try a Shari’ah Bank
The United States Wants to Keep You as a Milk Cow
Offshore Trusts Aren’t Just for Big Corporations
Two Big Inflation-Outpacing Investments for Whatever the Future Holds
Chapter Seven: A Tale of Two Deficits
The Myth of the Yen Miracle Revealed
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