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

From the authors who predicted with unmatched precision the domino impacts of the real estate, stock market, and other bubbles that led to 2008's market meltdown comes the definitive look at what is still to come and what investors can do to protect themselves Just as many are wrongly forecasting a full recovery ahead, Aftershock, now updated and revised, warns of a very different economic future. Home prices and stocks will continue to fall, inflation and unemployment will rise, and the current recession will not automatically cycle back to recovery. Unlike most books, Aftershock goes beyond the outdated notion of "market cycles" to help readers clearly recognize and quickly respond to the rapidly evolving economy. Instead of going back to how things were before, we are moving forward through uncharted territory, with new challenges and opportunities few people anticipate. The book shows you how to: * Protect assets before and during the second wave of the financial meltdown * Make wise investment decisions regarding stocks, bonds, real estate, and more * Know which jobs, careers, and businesses will fare the best * Profit from the collapsing bubbles * Other titles by Wiedemer, Wiedemer, and Spitzer: America's Bubble Economy Aftershock is easy-to-read, entertaining, and practical book guides readers to seek safety and profits in these evolving economic conditions.

Table of Contents:
Executive Summary. Acknowledgments. Introduction. PART ONE First the Bubblequake, Next the Aftershock. Chapter 1 America's Bubble Economy. Chapter 2 Phase I: The Bubblequake. Chapter 3 Phase II: The Aftershock. Chapter 4 Global Mega-Money Meltdown. PART TWO Aftershock Dangers and Profits. Chapter 5 Covering Your Assets: How Not to Lose Money. Chapter 6 Cashing in on Chaos. Chapter 7 Aftershock Jobs and Businesses. PART THREE A New View of the Economy. Chapter 8 Forget Economic Cycles, This Economy Is Evolving. Chapter 9 The New View of the Economy Helped Us Predict the Current Bubblequake, So Why Don't Some People Like It? Chapter 10 Phase III: A Look Ahead to the Post-Dollar-Bubble World. Epilogue: Say Good-bye to the Age of Excess. Appendix A Forces Driving the Collapse of the Bubbles. Appendix B How We Can (and will) Solve Our Economic Problems. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author :
David Wiedemer, Phd, is a ground-breaking evolutionary economist who created the rigorous economic analysis on which this book is based. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Wiedemer has held senior management positions with several Washington, DC-area high-technology companies and holds thirteen domestic and international patents on information technology. Robert A. Wiedemer brings to the team the real-world investment understanding and analytical skills that come from founding a NASDAQ-listed information services company. He also serves as the primary investment valuation advisor for the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company division, which is the largest fund of private venture capital funds in the world with over $20 billion under management in over 4,000 investments. Cindy Spitzer is an award-winning writer based in Baltimore, Maryland, who has coauthored, edited, written, or consulted on more than twenty books since 1993, including the first Chicken Soup for the Soul(r), as well as Reader's Digest books, Time Life books, and many others. She has also contributed to the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Newsday, Newsweek, and many other publications.

Review :
"But as bitter as it is, 'Aftershock's' message-that America has yet to pay its bills-deserves an audience. After all, the authors were right once before." -Michael Casey, MarketBeat, blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat, November 2009 " ... 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, Smart Money, December 2009 "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, December 2009) "This is a page turner, but it will be slow reading from the standpoint of having to constantly stop and make notes in the margin or pause to see how a particular point directly effects the reader's own situation. Reading this book will make you aware of economics like you've never previously been aware." -James Holland, Basil & Spice, December 2009