Inflation-Proof Your Portfolio

The must-have guide on how to protect yourself during the coming
age of hyperinflation

The Petersen/Pew Commission on Budget Reform recently warned
that the national debt was expected to grow from 40 percent of the
gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 to 85 percent in 8 years, 100
percent in 12 years, and 200 percent by 2038. In other words, in
just a few years the U.S. will owe twice as much as it produces.
Since no conceivable level of taxes and borrowing will enable the
country to service such an enormous debt, it is inevitable that
government will turn to the same tricks its antecedents have been
playing since Ancient Rome: debasing the dollar and letting
inflation run rampant. Inflation-Proof Your Portfolio: Protect
Your Money from the Coming Government Hyperinflation is your
guide to understanding the debt crisis and rising inflation, packed
with the key tools you need to protect yourself from the
fallout.

• Neither an economic treatise nor a collection of specific
  investment advice, the book is intended as a resource to help
  empower citizens to take action to protect their money from the
  coming government-induced hyperinflation

• Essential reading for individual investors and general business
  readers alike who want to keep their money safe when inflation sets
  in

• A runaway self-publishing hit, this new edition is fully
  revised and updated

• Get the information you need to formulate your own plan of
  action to protect your investments

The U.S. dollar is almost certain to have a sustained run of
extremely high inflation over the next decade because of continued
huge government deficits and unfunded liabilities, and this book is
the resource you need to be ready.

Auteur

DAVID VODA is a writer, businessman, and investor
currently living in Boulder, Colorado. He has written on business
topics for the Los Angeles Times and the New York
Times, was a realtor in Palm Springs, California, and buys
and sells real estate for his own account. He was a principal in
Yes Yes Productions, which produced the award-winning feature,
The Secretary. Most recently, he was producer of PJTV's
business and economics show, Front Page.

Résumé
The must-have guide on how to protect yourself during the coming age of hyperinflation The Petersen/Pew Commission on Budget Reform recently warned that the national debt was expected to grow from 40 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009 to 85 percent in 8 years, 100 percent in 12 years, and 200 percent by 2038. In other words, in just a few years the U.S. will owe twice as much as it produces. Since no conceivable level of taxes and borrowing will enable the country to service such an enormous debt, it is inevitable that government will turn to the same tricks its antecedents have been playing since Ancient Rome: debasing the dollar and letting inflation run rampant. Inflation-Proof Your Portfolio: Protect Your Money from the Coming Government Hyperinflation is your guide to understanding the debt crisis and rising inflation, packed with the key tools you need to protect yourself from the fallout.

• Neither an economic treatise nor a collection of specific investment advice, the book is intended as a resource to help empower citizens to take action to protect their money from the coming government-induced hyperinflation
• Essential reading for individual investors and general business readers alike who want to keep their money safe when inflation sets in
• A runaway self-publishing hit, this new edition is fully revised and updated
• Get the information you need to formulate your own plan of action to protect your investments
  The U.S. dollar is almost certain to have a sustained run of extremely high inflation over the next decade because of continued huge government deficits and unfunded liabilities, and this book is the resource you need to be ready.

Contenu

Preface xiii

What This Book Is (and Isn't) About xiv

Time to Take Action xvi

Chapter 1 The Dollar's Shrinking Value 1

Why Governments Love Inflation 1

It Can't Happen Here or Can It? 2

How Low Can It Go? 3

What You Don't Notice Won't Upset You 4

Infl ation Is Already Picking Up Steam 6

A Hope Is Not a Plan 7

Principle 1 Exchange Dollars for Real Things

Chapter 2 Life in the Gold Rush? 13

Gold: Traditional Haven for Nervous Investors 13

Caution: You Are Late to the Gold Party 14

Beware Investors Fleeing Gold 15

Why to Buy Some Gold Anyway 15

Buying Gold Now 17

Gold Supply and Demand 17

How High Will Gold Go? 17

The Easy Way to Buy Gold 20

Downsides of Exchange-Traded Funds 21

Warning: Exchange-Traded Notes = Added Risks 21

Why You Should Have Some Physical Gold 22

What Coins to Have on Hand 23

Why to Avoid Bullion 23

How to Buy Mining Stocks (If You Must) 24

Silverthe Other White Meat 24

Why Silver Is Undervalued 25

The Pros and Cons of Holding Silver Coins and Bullion 26

Learning to Like Junk 26

Another Way to Profi t from Silver 27

Key Points 27

Chapter 3 Real Estate: Home Is Where the Hedge Is 29

Why You Should Own Your Home 29

Is Now the Time to Make Your Housing Move? 31

When Renting Makes More Sense 31

How to Invest in Apartment Buildings 33

How to Steer Clear of Passive Income Losses 34

How to Protect Your Real Estate Equity against Falling Prices 35

Invest in U.S. Farmland 36

Risks of Farmland Investing 36

Key Points 37

Chapter 4 Dollar Down = Oil Up 39

Why You Need to Invest in Black Gold 39

Why Proved Reserve Figures Are Unreliable 40

Is the World Running Out of Oil? 41

Will Abiotic Oil Avert a Hubbert Curve Peak? 42

Political and Environmental Pressures Are Pushing Oil Prices Up 43

Shale GasEnergy Bright Spot? 44

The World's Biggest Oil Companies and Their Ticker Symbols 44

The Easy Way to Own Oil 45

How to Profi t from the Oil Supply Chain 45

Should I Invest in Oil Drilling? 46

Canadian Royalty Trusts: Good Investments No Longer 47

Key Points 47

Chapter 5 From Diamonds to Trees: Alternative Assets 49

Another Precious MetalPlatinum 49

Why You Should Stay Away from Palladium 50

What about Stamps? 51

The Danger of Diamonds 52

Art: Love It or Leave It 53

How to Get Money to Grow on Trees 53

Profi t Opportunity: People Have to Eat 57

The Copper Shortfall 58

Key Points 60

Principle 2 Future Money Is Cheap Money

Chapter 6 Beat the Banks at Their Own Game 63

Why Fixed-Rate Mortgages Are Your Friend 63

Cut Your Mortgage in Half 64

Don't Get Locked into HELOCs 65

Buy Big Houses and Lease Used Cars 65

If Your House Is in Foreclosure 66

FDIC Insurance May Be Hazardous to Your Wealth 68

Why Your Financial Accounts May Not Be Safe: Bank Holidays 68

Save Your Pennies 70

Key Points 71

Chapter 7 Dueling with the Devil: Credit Cards and Student Loans 73

Why Credit Cards Aren't Worth the Plastic They're Printed On 73

Don't Expect the New Law to Save You 74

How to Outwit the Credit Card Companies 75

How to Be a Bad Credit Card Customer 76

Goose Your Contracts with a Gold Clause 76

How to Use Infl ation to Discount Your Student Loans 77

Beware of Prepaid Tuition Guarantees 79

Key Points 81

Principle 3 Diversify Out of Dollars **Chapter 8 Fleeing the Doll...