Bestselling author John Talbott outlines the troublesomeeconomic times ahead and what can be done about themTough times are here, and author John Talbott-who accuratelypredicted the dot.com technology stock collapse as well as therecent housing, mortgage, and financial crises-argues that thecoming global recession will be unlike anything we've everseen.In Contagion, Talbott turns his attention to this crisisand offers insights on what can be done to navigate suchtreacherous terrain. Talbott sets the stage by discussing howgovernment borrowing and spending on the war, healthcare, SocialSecurity, and corporate giveaways combined with dramatic increasesin personal spending, fueled by credit card and mortgage debt, havefunded unsustainable levels of personal and governmentconsumption.* Offers practical suggestions as to how investors and homeownerscan best weather this storm with straightforward advice on where toinvest* Examines real estate and housing issues to help you make thebest decisions possible in this arena* Details the best ways to utilize stocks, bonds, TIPS, andcommodities, and to prosper during this global crisis* If you really want to protect yourself from the unfoldingeconomic crisis, then Contagion is the book you need toread.

Preface.Chapter 1 Bamboozled.Chapter 2 What Didn't Cause the U.S. Housing Boom and Bust.Chapter 3 What Did Cause the U.S. Housing Boom and Bust.Chapter 4 The Contagion Spreads from Subprime to Prime.Chapter 5 How Low Will Housing Prices Go in the U.S.?Chapter 6 The U.S. Economy Was Not in Great Shape to BeginWith.Chapter 7 The United States Enters a Long Recession.Chapter 8 The Global Economy Catches the Contagion.Chapter 9 Too Big to Fail--The $400 Trillion DerivativesMarket.Chapter 10 Local Governments Feel the Pinch.Chapter 11 From Wall Street to Main Street.Chapter 12 Demographics Magnify Contagion.Chapter 13 Which Investments and Which Countries Will Weatherthe Storm the Best?Chapter 14 Stop the Bleeding.Chapter 15 No Future without Reform.Chapter 16 A Warning Shot Across the Bow.References.About the Author.Index.