Aftershock: Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown - Hardcover

Wiedemer, David; Wiedemer, Robert A.; Spitzer, Cindy S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470918144 ISBN 13: 9780470918142

Publisher: Wiley, 2011

Synopsis

Recovery? What Recovery?

Did you lose money in the stock market in the last financial crisis of late 2008?

Has your home lost value? Are you "underwater" in your mortgage or concerned about selling?

Do your dollars buy less than they used to at the grocery store and the gas pump?

Have you lost your job or know someone who did?

Are you worried about the safety of your money and investments?

Don't Get Fooled Again!

While the "experts" want us to believe that all is well (or will be soon), nothing could be further from the truth. The worldwide financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 was just a sneak preview of what is to come. For those who act quickly and correctly, there is still time to protect yourself, your family, and your business in the next global money meltdown. Updated and fully revised, this Second Edition of the Wall Street Journal business bestseller Aftershock can help you:

• Protect and grow your assets before, during, and after the next global financial crisis

• Spot and cash in on the best new investment opportunities

• Know which jobs, careers, and business sectors will fare the best

• Profit rather than lose when asset bubbles collapse around the world

From the reviews of the critically acclaimed First Edition:

"Their scenario is dark, and their strategies bold and unconventional. But after being on target the last time they went against the grain, the Wiedemers merit being heard out."
The Associated Press

"Surrounded as we are by growing talk of recovery and news about 'green shoots,' it's still refreshing to consider the different perspective that Wiedemer, Wiedemer, and Spitzer offer here."
Robert J. Hughes, SmartMoney

"Aftershock makes a compelling argument for a chilling conclusion. Their track record demands our attention."
Sam Stovall, Chief Investment Strategist, Standard & Poor's

"The fragility of today's economy demands that we, as investors, allocate our assets with more prudence and focus than ever before. The authors' prescience in their first book lends credence to their new warnings. This book deserves our attention."
Robert Friedman, former CFO, Goldman Sachs

"Their first book, America's Bubble Economy, was one of those rare finds that not only predicted the subprime credit meltdown well in advance, it offered Main Street investors a winning strategy. Now they've done it again."
Paul B. Farrell, JD, PhD, Senior Columnist, Dow Jones/MarketWatch

Bonus Chapter: Available Exclusively on Amazon.com
Read a bonus chapter--available exclusively on Amazon.com--which details the authors' predictions and recommendations for a post-dollar-bubble world.
Q&A with the Book’s Authors

Co-Author David Wiedemer

Isn’t the economy recovering now? Why worry about an Aftershock?
It may look like a recovery but this is really a fake recovery, driven by printing money and massive government borrowing that are temporarily slowing the fall of our multi-bubble economy. We are just kicking our problems down the road and making the future Aftershock that much worse.

How is the second edition of Aftershock different from the first edition?
The new Aftershock is more than 35% updated and contains our latest analysis of the current economy, plus our forecasts for 2012 and beyond. There are two entirely new chapters that you won't want to miss, especially the one on how the Federal Reserve's medicine will become a poison when thier program of quantitative easing eventually causes dangerous inflation and rising interest rates ahead. Future inflation is the single biggest threat to the economy and to your stocks, bonds, real estate, and cash. Throughout the new Aftershock, we show you how future inflation will damage the already falling bubble economy and what to do to protect yourself and your assets when it hits. There will even be a few ways to make money on inflation -- but only if you see it coming.

How is this book any different from all the rest?
Aftershock is the only book to correctly predict the economic mess we are in today and foresee what is next, based on a proven macroeconomic view of the evolving global economy.

What will be some of the first signs of the coming Aftershock?
Actually, it's already happening now, but it isn't easy to see unless you know what to look for. The second edition of Aftershock explains in detail what is ahead, how to see it coming, and what to do about it right now, while there's still time to protect yourself.

Have we seen the “aftershock” of the 2008 market meltdown yet? If not, when do you predict we will see its effects?
No we haven’t seen the “aftershock” of the 2008 market meltdown. We will see it when inflation nears 10%, which is likely about 2 – 3 years away.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

From the authors who accurately predicted the domino fall of the conjoined real estate, stock, and private debt bubbles that led to the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, now comes the definitive look at what is still ahead in 2012 and beyond—and what investors can do right now to protect themselves.

Based on the authors' unmatched track record of precise predictions in the two landmark books America's Bubble Economy and Aftershock, this Second Edition of Aftershock updates the original book by more than 35 percent with fresh analysis of the latest economic developments, plus offers new in-depth advice for how readers can prepare now for protection and profits in the next global money meltdown.

The second edition of Aftershock shows readers:

• Why the latest actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve will eventually damage the dollar and hurt investors worldwide

• How future rising inflation and interest rates will harm your specific investments, and what to do about it

• The future fall of China's bubble economy, as well as current and future problems with European debt

• Detailed investment advice about real estate, retirement, annuities, life insurance, and much more

• What's next for stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, and other assets

• How to buy and own gold and silver before, during, and after the coming Aftershock

About the Author:

David Wiedemer, PhD, is a world leader in macro-evolutionary economic analysis. His work in information dynamics, technological evolution, and economic history form the basis for the predictions in Aftershock. Dr. Wiedemer is the Chief Economist for Absolute Investment Management. He holds a doctorate in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Robert A. Wiedemer is a Managing Director of Absolute Investment Management, a macro-focused money management firm that is in alignment with the macroeconomic analysis and perspective of Aftershock. Mr. Wiedemer holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Cindy Spitzer is an award-winning author who has collaborated on more than twenty books since 1993 including Chicken Soup for the Soul, Buy and Hold Is Dead (Again), America's Bubble Economy, and many others. She is President of Aftershock Consultants, a consulting firm that provides support and insights to individuals, families, and businesses, based on the ideas in Aftershock.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470918144
• ISBN 13: 9780470918142
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320