The Aftershock Investor

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Aftershock; Contents; Executive Summary; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Fourth Edition of Aftershock; Introduction: Your Guide to the Fourth Edition of Aftershock; Part I: The Coming Aftershock; Chapter 1: This Recovery Is 100 Percent Fake Why the Aftershock Has Not Been Canceled; Isn't a Fake Recovery Better than No Recovery at All?; If the Aftershock Has Not Been Canceled, Why Hasn't It Happened Yet?; The Key to Creating and Maintaining the Fake Recovery: Massive Money Printing; In a Supporting Role: Cheerleading; Ammo for the Cheerleaders: Inflation Appears Low.;Secure your financial future before the next big bubble bursts Aftershock provides a definitive look at the economic climate still ahead in 2015-and beyond-and details the steps you can take now to secure your financial future. Written by the authors who accurately predicted the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, this book serves as both a warning and a game plan for investors looking to avoid catastrophic loss. This updated fourth edition has been expanded with new actionable insights about protection and profits in an increasingly confusing investment environment, and includes the latest da. Aftershock Contents Executive Summary Acknowledgments Preface to the Fourth Edition of Aftershock Introduction: Your Guide to the Fourth Edition of Aftershock Part I: The Coming Aftershock Chapter 1: This Recovery Is 100 Percent Fake Why the Aftershock Has Not Been Canceled Isn't a Fake Recovery Better than No Recovery at All? If the Aftershock Has Not Been Canceled, Why Hasn't It Happened Yet? The Key to Creating and Maintaining the Fake Recovery: Massive Money Printing In a Supporting Role: Cheerleading Ammo for the Cheerleaders: Inflation Appears Low. More Ammo for the Cheerleaders: Relatively Low Unemployment RateMore Ammo for the Cheerleaders: Annual Deficit Going Down and GDP Going Up Still Not Convinced This Recovery Is 100 Percent Fake? If This Recovery Is Real, Why Is Government Borrowing Outpacing GDP Growth? If This Recovery Is Real, Why Are Stock Prices Growing Much Faster than Company Earnings? If This Recovery Is Real, Why Are Stock Prices Growing Much Faster than GDP? If This Recovery Is Real, Why Is the Stock Market So Dependent on the Fed's Money Printing? If This Recovery Is Real, Why Is New Household Formation So Slow?If This Recovery Is Real, Why Is the Global Economy Slowing? How Do You Define a Bubble? Assets Up, Economy Flat How Do You Define Insanity? Don't Believe the Stimulus Has to Eventually End? The Fierce Fight to Save the Bubbles When Will It Happen? Please Prepare Now Chapter 2: America's Bubble Economy Understanding How We Accurately Predicted the Financial Crisis of 2008 Is Key to Understanding Why Our Latest Predictions Are Also Correct Because Our Earlier Books Were Right, Now You Can Be Right, Too. Didn't Other Bearish Analysts Get It Right, Too?How the "Experts" Got It So Wrong More Wrong Predictions Predictions from Ben Bernanke and Henry Paulson-We Trust These Officials with Our Economy Where We Have Been Wrong Chapter 3: Phase 1: The Bubbles Begin to Burst Pop Go the Housing, Stock, Private Debt, and Spending Bubbles Bubbles "R" Us: A Quick Review of America's Bubble Economy The Real Estate Bubble The Stock Market Bubble The Private Debt Bubble The Discretionary Spending Bubble The Dollar Bubble The Government Debt Bubble. From Boom to Bust: The Virtuous Upward Spiral Becomes a Vicious Downward SpiralPop Goes the Real Estate Bubble No One Thought Home Prices Would Decline "Innovations" in the Mortgage Industry Made the Housing Bubble Possible Had Home Prices Kept Going Up Rapidly, the Mortgage Industry Would Still Be Fine Had Home Prices Kept Going Up Rapidly, Home Buyers Would Still Be Fine Had Home Prices Kept Going Up Rapidly, Wall Street Would Still Be Fine Pop Goes the Stock Market Bubble.