Fiscal Hangover: How to Profit From The New Global Economy (Agora Series) »

Keith Fitz-Gerald is the Investment Director for Money Map Press (www.moneymappress.com), as well as Money Morning with over 500,000 daily readers. He is one of the world's leading experts on global investing, particularly when it comes to Asia's emergence as a global powerhouse. Fitz-Gerald's specialized investment research services, the Money Map Report (www.moneymapreport.com) and the New China Trader lead the way in financial analysis and investing recommendations for the new economy. Fitz-Gerald is a former professional trade advisor and licensed CTA who advised institutions and qualified individuals on global futures trading and hedging. He is a Fellow of the Kenos Circle, a think tank based in Vienna, Austria, dedicated to the identification of economic and financial trends using the science of complexity. Fitz-Gerald splits his time between the United States and Japan with his wife and two children and regularly travels the world in search of investment opportunities others don't yet see or understand.

Additional research and insight from Keith Fitz-Gerald can be found at www.moneymorning.com

With the collapse of investment banks, trillion-dollar-plus government bailouts, and decimated retirement portfolios, it's never been more important to understand the "new rules" of making money.

Faced with the reality that "investing will never be the same again," Fiscal Hangover may well be the most important book you'll read this year. In one easy lesson after another, you'll discover exactly what it takes to profit—and profit grandly—from the simple ideas that form the basis of the new global economy.

For the first time in 200 years, American consumers are no longer the driving force behind the world's economy. And now, with Fiscal Hangover, Keith Fitz-Gerald—one of the world's leading experts on global investing—picks apart every important change and shows you the opportunities about to arise. You'll discover how the U.S. role in the world economy is shrinking at unheard-of rates; how and why government intervention may well prevent the U.S. markets from normalizing for years to come; why Asia could well become the center of the financial world; how and why China's yuan is quietly replacing the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency; and much more.

Most importantly, Fitz-Gerald shows you how to capitalize on each and every trend. His secrets are simple—and so is his advice: get ahead of the biggest movements in the global economy, and you'll be set for a lifetime of riches. In fact, in his preview of this new $300 trillion global "recovery," you'll discover:

• The biggest short- and long-term trends, andhow to play them

• Where the global flows of money are moving—and how to get ahead of them

• How to best avoid inflation and protect thebuying power of your money

• Which countries and sectors are almostinevitable winners

• Why China may well have the largest marketcapitalization in the world in a few short years(and why getting in now may be the mostprudent thing every investor can do)

• How to play gold, oil, and alternative energy inthe new global environment

• And how five simple plays can ensure yourretirement—and that of your children, too

Unlike most of today's finance books, which are as lasting as yesterday's newspaper, Fiscal Hangover shows you how to¿prepare for what's to come, effectively allocate yourinvestments, and grab your share of the greatest wealth creation opportunities in history.

The coming years may hold the greatest investment potential of our times, but in order to take advantage of this situation, you'll need the insights that can only be found in Fiscal Hangover.

Acknowledgments ix

Introductions Refresher Course in Granny's Wisdom 1

Part I America's Fiscal Hangover and the Binge That Got Us Here 9

Chapter 1 History 101-From 13 Colonies to Global Economic Power 11

Chapter 2 Growth of the American Consumer-Role Model for World Spending 31

Chapter 3 The Beginnings of America's Undoing 43

Chapter 4 "Bubble" Gum-How We All Finally Got Stuck 63

Part II The Great Decoupling 89

Chapter 5 Wait a Minute!-We've Seen This Before (But We Still Haven't Learned) 93

Chapter 6 America's Economy and Its Place in the New World Order 113

Chapter 7 Consumerism on the Move-An Engine for Recovery 135

Part III Dr. Fitz-Gerald's Amazing Home Remedy For Hangover Relief 165

Chapter 8 The World's Changing Investment Landscape 169

Chapter 9 The New Money Rules, and Why You Must Follow Them 187

Chapter 10 Go Global or Go Home-Where to Make Your Future Fortune 211

Chapter 11 Brass Tacks-Key Countries, Sectors, Industries, and Companies 229

Chapter 12 Never Get Fooled Again-The Pyramid Strategies

Conclusion: 10 More Rules for Successful Investing 293

Appendix: The $300 Trillion Recovery Almost Nobody's Talking About 301

Bibliography 309

About the Author 317

Index 319