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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.

Now, you'll be wanting to know what I actually bought on my outing to Hay-On Wye. My first purchase was not a book but a gorgeous shirt, bought in a shop selling goods from far-off Nepal. Since I get enormous trouble with shirt sizes and can be anything from an M to an XL ...though I am far from extra large in any rational person's assessment of physique... I tried it on in the shop. The cuffs were a little tight when buttoned but, I told myself, this was because they were made for the narrow-boned Nepalese race, not our thick, uncouth Anglo-Saxon wrists. This added to the garment's authenticity.
Leaving aside the Nepalese shirt, I bought three books, all from the Hay Castle Bookshop ...run, I believe, by Richard Booth's wife. The shop specialises in Film, Photography, American Indians, Art and Architecture. A History of the Modern Movement by Kurt Rowland (Ginn, 1973) was a bit steep at ?20, but a "must have". It was once the property of the Powys Public Libraries who withdrew it from stock, no doubt to make room for DVDs and computer games. It looks as though it has been rebound by the library service and has its Dewey number on the spine. Manchester: the Warehouse Legacy is an interesting booklet produced by English Heritage and didn't break the bank at ?2. The Encyclopaedia of Modern Architecture (Thames & Hudson, 1963) was first published in German. I'm sure I used to browse through this book in my local library as a teenager. Some of its illustrations look very familiar. It is a beautifully produced book and brings home how standards have declined in the publishing business. The "boards" of the cover are so thick and rigid they almost feel like plywood. They are covered in a durable, hessian-like cloth, tooled in gold with the publisher's emblem. The book must weigh a pound or so. A snip at ?8. Hours of pleasurable reading ahead, in which to renew, in middle age, my acquaintanceship with the buildings I admired in youth. I remember 'em all. The AEG Turbine Factory, the Pirelli Tower, the airship hanger at Orly...

Me: "Winnie, what are you doing on my computer?"

Winnie: "Huh?! Oh...uh...I was...uh...looking for something for you. Yeah. You'll thank me later."

Me: "Before or after I get the bill?"

Winnie: "You're not looking well. Maybe you should go back to sleep."

Me: "Not happening."

This is how a new collector finds himself with six dolls in three months. They keep buying more while I'm sleeping! At least she has good taste. Her search string was "Blythe Rosie Red". :D

A fully updated follow-up to Peter Schiff's bestselling financial survival guide-Crash Proof, which described the economy as a house of cards on the verge of collapse, with over 80 pages of new material
The economic and monetary disaster which seasoned prognosticator Peter Schiff predicted is no longer hypothetical-it is here today. And nobody understands what to do in this situation better than the man who saw it coming. For more than a decade, Schiff has not only observed the economy, but also helped his clients restructure their portfolios to reflect his outlook. What he sees today is a nation facing an economic storm brought on by growing federal, personal, and corporate debt; too little savings; and a declining dollar. Crash Proof 2.0 picks up right where the first edition-a bestselling book that predicted the current market mayhem-left off. This timely guide takes into account the dramatic economic shifts that are reshaping the world and provides you with the insights and information to navigate the dangerous terrain. Throughout the book, Schiff explains the factors that will affect your future financial stability and offers a specific three step plan to battle the current economic downturn.
Discusses the measures you can take to protect yourself-as well as profit-during these difficult times
Offers an insightful examination of the structural weaknesses underlying the economic meltdown
Outlines a plan that will allow you to preserve wealth and protect the purchasing power of your savings
Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, Crash Proof 2.0 will help you survive and thrive during the coming years of economic uncertainty.