The great reflation : how investors can profit from the new world of money

A guide to understanding and thriving in today's new economic environment Now that the housing and credit bubbles have burst, toppling banks and sending shockwaves through the stock market and around the world, it may seem like the worst has passed. But the full impact of the crises we have recently faced will create far more problems, and unless you're prepared, you'll struggle to regain your financial footing. In The Great Reflation, author Tony Boeckh helps you understand how these crises, and the policies passed to jumpstart the economy, will play out for investments and business, and provides you with the tools to excel in today's rapidly evolving financial landscape. He reveals how similar episodes compare with the current crises and what this could mean for your financial future. Arms you with practical insights that will allow you to evaluate different investment options Explores the implications of the end of the private debt cycle, the possible rise of a new age of thrift, and the new government debt crisis Reveals how you can profit from once-in-a-lifetime opportunities as well as proper portfolio allocation strategies While things may never return to "normal," you can still make choices that will allow you to prosper. This book will show you how

A guide to understanding and thriving in today's new economic environment

Now that the housing and credit bubbles have burst, toppling banks and sending shockwaves through the stock market and around the world, it may seem like the worst has passed. But the full impact of the crises we have recently faced will create far more problems, and unless you're prepared, you'll struggle to regain your financial footing.

In The Great Reflation, author Tony Boeckh helps you understand how these crises, and the policies passed to jumpstart the economy, will play out for investments and business, and provides you with the tools to excel in today's rapidly evolving financial landscape. He reveals how similar episodes compare with the current crises and what this could mean for your financial future.

• Arms you with practical insights that will allow you to evaluate different investment options
• Explores the implications of the end of the private debt cycle, the possible rise of a new age of thrift, and the new government debt crisis
• Reveals how you can profit from once-in-a-lifetime opportunities as well as proper portfolio allocation strategies

While things may never return to "normal," you can still make choices that will allow you to prosper. This book will show you how.

Part I: Finacial instability The age of inflation The debt super cycle, illiquidity, and the crash of 2008-2009 The long wave in the economy Government deficits and the great reflation Money and the great reflation Financial manias and bubbles. Part II: The markets: preparing for the new investment environment Asset allocation: investing in a turbulent world The stock market Interest rates and the bond market The U.S. dollar Gold Commodities Real estate Part III: The future: is a return to lasting stability possible? Declining America: will it recover? Politics and policies in the long wave trough. Now that the housing bubble has popped, toppling banks and sending shockwaves of stock market miseries around the world, it may seem like the worst has come and gone. No such luck. The full impact of the recent bubble pop will create far more problems than we have now. "Analyzes clearly the frightening range of factors contributing to the recent financial crisis"--Jacket.