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

For the first time in 200 years, American consumers are stepping down from their position as the driving force behind the world's economy. In Fiscal Hangover, Keith Fitz-Gerald analyzes the declining power of the American consumer and introduces you to the resulting investment opportunities. Without question, the American consumer and the United States government have provided the rest of the world with liquidity in the form of cheap capital and abundant debt. But in light of recent economic events, the rules of the game have changed and that means you must change with them-if you intend on securing your financial future.

Unlike most of today's finance books that simply examine the end of the American Empire, Fiscal Hangover shows you how to prepare for the fall, effectively allocate your investments, and thrive in the new global economy. This book offers specific analysis and concrete actionable steps for individual investors interested in grabbing their fair share of what will be the greatest wealth creation in the history of mankind.

• Examines our current financial situation and offers practical investment advice to overcome the challenges you'll face
• Analyzes the declining power of the American consumer and introduces you to the resulting investment opportunities
• Details new investing benchmarks and discusses why the old ones no longer work
• Explores big picture economic issues that will affect your individual investment endeavors

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

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.