Conrad - Profiting from the worlds economic crisis: finding investment opportunities by tracking global market trends

BPraise for Profiting From the Worlds Economic Crisis/b Someone is going to make money in the next decade. Perhaps Bud will help you find your way. Jim Rogers, cofounder, Quantum Fund; author, A Gift to My Children Where everyone today has an opinion on everything, much of it gleaned from a blog, Bud Conrads constant mantra is What does the data say And then he rolls up his sleeves and works almost around the clock for as many days as it takes to get to a defensible answer. In other words, there are those who talk, and those who do. Bud does. In iProfiting from the Worlds Economic Crisis/i, Bud tells you what the data shows about the risks and opportunities just ahead. Youll want to pay attention. David Galland, Managing Editor, The Casey Report Bud Conrads book is a brutally honest journey into the future. Honest because Bud builds on facts, not popular opinion; brutal as heillustrates the logical consequences as global dynamics play out. You cant afford not to read this book. Axel Merk, President and Chief Investment Officer, Merk Mutual Funds; author, Sustainable Wealth This book could not be better timed, as the government and Wall Street do their best to convince the public that the financial storm has passed. Bud Conrad begs to differ and using his unique ability to take complex data and distill it into straightforward charts, he not only explains how the hurricane developed, but why its far from over. He then goes on to show investors not just how to survive the storms resurgence, but how to prosper. Steve Henningsen, Chief Financial Strategist, The Wealth Conservancy Right now you may be asking yourself Whats going to happen to the economy, why is it happening, and what can I do to profit from it As far as Im concerned, Bud has the correct answers to these questions. Among other things, this book will become the reference book for data and charts that economists and investors will go to for years to come. I urge you to read this booknowand act on its advice. DOUG CASEY, Chairman, Casey Research, bestselling author, Crisis Investing.;Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; How This Book Is Organized; Part One -- ECONOMIC FORCES; Chapter 1 -- The Budget Deficit Drives the Growth of All Debt; The Budget Reflects the State of the Nation; Federal Budget Spending; Taxes and the Federal Budget; Federal Budget Borrowing; How Will the Deficits Be Funded?; History Puts the Credit Crisis in Perspective; Historical Projections Have Underestimated Deficits; The Components of Government Spending