Description
Book SynopsisWith the weakening dollar a hot topic for retirees, savers, and investors, this Little Book delves into the economic turmoil in the U.S. and shows how to survive it The United States dollar is losing value at an alarming rate. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) index, the U.S. currency is 37 percent below fair value against the Australian dollar and 20 percent versus the Canadian dollar. The decline of the U.S. dollar is one of the biggest threats facing American investors today, but with the Little Book of theShrinking Dollar: What You Can do to Protect Your Money Now in hand, you have the knowledge and the expertise you need to fight back.
Written by New York Times bestselling author Addison Wiggin, a leading economic forecaster, the book explores the reasons for the dollar''s decline, and its precarious relationship to other currencies around the world. Filled with invaluable strategies for retirees,
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction xv
Chapter One Dollar Decline 1
Chapter Two Serial Bubble Blowers 9
Chapter Three Economic Reality Check 31
Chapter Four Debts Do Matter 49
Chapter Five Inflation 101 75
Chapter Six Something’s Gotta Give 91
Chapter Seven A Tale of Two Deficits 121
Chapter Eight Dollar Codependents 133
Chapter Nine The Dollar’s Days Are Numbered 153
Chapter Ten Currency Winners 175
Chapter Eleven Dollar Apocalypse 189
Chapter Twelve Tips on Surviving the Next Crisis 201
