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MAKING YOUR MONEY WORK FOR YOU

Maybe youre thinking its time to review your investment strategy and make the most of the money you have today. Maybe youve already built a financially successful retirement egg and want to protect what youve built. Or maybe you need to bulk up your earnings to ensure your familys future.

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Additional Praise forThe Little Book of Economics

Greg Ip has the rare talent of making even the toughest topics easy to understand. In The Little of Book of Economics, he tells you what you need to know with superb clarity and memorable examples. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a clear explanation of how the forces of economics shape the world.

Michael J. Mauboussin, Chief Investment Strategist,
Legg Mason Capital Management;
Author of Think Twice

The book is an excellent introduction to basic economic concepts and ideas explained in clear and thoughtful ways. A must read in economic literacy.

Nouriel Roubini, Professor of Economics,
New York University; Co-founder and
Chairman of Roubini Global Economics

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The Little Book of Economics by Greg Ip

To Natalie and Daniel

Foreword

IT WAS AS A 15-year-old at school in England that I was formally introduced to the subject of economics. And I immediately fell in love with it. Here was a subject that provided me with valuable tools to think about a range of topics, to formulate answers from first principles, and to pose additional interesting questions whose answers I was also eager to know.

My love affair with economics has blossomed and continues today. And I feel privileged as economics seems to be even more relevant and topical as time passes. It facilitates our understanding of the well-being of societies; it explains many of the daily interactions between individuals, companies, and governments; and it offers a guide to understanding the political and social trends that are shaping our world.

Simply put, economics is the key to understanding and analyzing both what is likely to happen and what should happen. Yet, as a topic, it is also horribly misunderstood and often overlooked.

Many believe that economics is too complex, too mathematical, and too arcane for them. Others question the benefits of investing their time and effort to get to know a subject that is the source of endless jokes, including presidential ones. (For example, President Harry S. Truman is said to have famously asked for a one handed economist, noting that all my economists say, on the one hand and on the other.)

Why am I telling you all this? Because I have come across a book that makes economics brilliantly accessible and, also, lots of fun (yes, economics can be fun!).

Forget about those heavy textbooks. Instead, read Greg Ips book. It is well written and highly engaging. Moreover, this book could not have been written by a more qualified person; and it could not come at a better time.

Greg first came to my attention, and that of my professional colleagues, through his reporting and analyses at the Wall Street Journal. We would all eagerly look forward to his columns for insights into economic developments and the outlook for policy.

Gregs work at the Wall Street Journal, and now The Economist, is based on careful, in-depth research. It uses a robust set of analytical frameworks and reflects access to top policymakers and thinkers. And it is always relevant and timely. His columns have been the catalyst for interesting discussions at PIMCOs Investment Committee as we all tried to better understand developments and detail our shared outlook for the economy and markets.

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