Demise of the Dollar - From the Bailouts to the Pandemic and Beyond

A devastatingly incisive look at the devaluation of the American dollar and how it impacts you
 
In the newly revised third edition of Demise of the Dollar: From the Bailouts to the Pandemic and Beyond, New York Times and international bestselling author Addison Wiggin delivers yet another timely and insightful account of the devaluation of the American dollar. Fully updated to consider the events of the last ten years--including the COVID-19 pandemic--the book contains nuanced discussions of historic inflation, interest rates and the Federal Reserve, the impact the Euro has had since its introduction, the rise of China prior to the pandemic, cryptocurrencies and the United States' consumer debt addiction. It also demonstrates how all these factors, and more, are affected by the American dollar's role as the world's "reserve currency".
 
You'll learn what a weakened American dollar means for your portfolio and how you can best arrange your finances to protect against global macroeconomic risks. You'll find:
* Strategies for making your portfolio more resilient against economic shocks, downturns, and crises
* Explorations of what increasing levels of US consumer debt mean for your investments, and for the world's largest economics
* Examinations of how foreign countries have come to control the economic fate of the United States via the issuance of debt
 
A fascinating account of one of the most important trends in American economics in the last hundred years, Demise of the Dollar offers incisive observations about the factors driving the world's contemporary economies and specific and strategic guidance on how to structure your portfolio to survive, and even thrive, in a new financial environment.

List of contents

Foreword xi
 
Acknowledgments xv
 
Introduction: Fistful of Dollars 1
 
Chapter 1: The Greenback Boogie 7
 
Chapter 2: "We Are All Keynesians Now" 19
 
Chapter 3: Attention to Deficits Disorder 31
 
Chapter 4: Here Comes the Boom 59
 
Chapter 5: Oops, Here's the Bust 83
 
Chapter 6: A Modern Enigma 99
 
Chapter 7: Short, Unhappy Episodes In Monetary History 111
 
Chapter 8: Alas, the Demise of the Dollar 135
 
Notes 179
 
Index 189

About the author

Addison Wiggin is a best-selling writer, publisher, and filmmaker, with over two decades experience. An acclaimed New York Times best- selling author, his books also include: Financial Reckoning Day, Empire of Debt and The Little Book of the Shrinking Dollar. Addison is the writer and executive producer of the documentary I.O.U.S.A., an exposé on the national debt, shortlisted for an Academy Award. Addison started his latest project, a podcast called The Wiggin Sessions, during the pandemic in a tornado warning. He films from a homegrown studio in Baltimore, Maryland where he lives with his family. Addison has interviewed, at length, many of the world's most accomplished financiers, investors, politicians and executives. James Rickards is an American lawyer, economist and investment banker. He's the international best-selling author of a number of books on currencies, gold and the global economy, including Currency Wars and The Death of Money.

Summary

A devastatingly incisive look at the devaluation of the American dollar and how it impacts you

In the newly revised third edition of Demise of the Dollar: From the Bailouts to the Pandemic and Beyond, New York Times and international bestselling author Addison Wiggin delivers yet another timely and insightful account of the devaluation of the American dollar. Fully updated to consider the events of the last ten years--including the COVID-19 pandemic--the book contains nuanced discussions of historic inflation, interest rates and the Federal Reserve, the impact the Euro has had since its introduction, the rise of China prior to the pandemic, cryptocurrencies and the United States' consumer debt addiction. It also demonstrates how all these factors, and more, are affected by the American dollar's role as the world's "reserve currency".

You'll learn what a weakened American dollar means for your portfolio and how you can best arrange your finances to protect against global macroeconomic risks. You'll find:
* Strategies for making your portfolio more resilient against economic shocks, downturns, and crises
* Explorations of what increasing levels of US consumer debt mean for your investments, and for the world's largest economics
* Examinations of how foreign countries have come to control the economic fate of the United States via the issuance of debt

A fascinating account of one of the most important trends in American economics in the last hundred years, Demise of the Dollar offers incisive observations about the factors driving the world's contemporary economies and specific and strategic guidance on how to structure your portfolio to survive, and even thrive, in a new financial environment.

Product details

• Authors: Chuck Butler, Jim Rickards, Wiggin, Addison Wiggin, Wiggin Addison
• Assisted by: Jim Rickards (Foreword), Rickards Jim (Foreword)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2023
• EAN: 9781394174652
• ISBN: 978-1-394-17465-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Agora; Agora Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Kapitalanlage, Finance & Investments, Finanz- u. Anlagewesen, Kapitalanlagen u. Wertpapiere, Investments & Securities