Martin D. Weiss, PhD, is President of Weiss Research, Inc., and Editor of the Safe Money Report, known for warning investors of this crisis well ahead of time. He is the author of two other Wiley bestsellers, including The Ultimate Safe Money Guide: How Everyone 50 and Over Can Protect, Save, and Grow Their Money and Crash Profits: Make Money When Stocks Sink and Soar.

• Introduction viiChapter 1: Why a Depression Is Inevitable 1How to Reduce Debts in Bad Times 10How to Protect Your Job in Bad Times 11Chapter 2: How to Escape the Housing Nightmare 2210 Steps for Selling Your Home in a Sinking Market Want to Keep Your House Come Hell or High Water? 38Then Here’s How to Cut Expenses or Get Assistance 40Chapter 3: Sell Your Stocks—Before It’s Too Late! 42How to Get Your 401(k) Out of Danger 50Chapter 4: The Hidden Traps of Wall Street 55With Most Corporate and Municipal Bonds Overrated, Here’s What to Do With Them 59How to Find Safe Insurance 65Chapter 5: How Safe Is Your Bank? 72How to Save in a Depression 74What Happens to Your Money If Your Bank Fails 85Chapter 6: The Safest Place in the World for Your Money 90How to Use a Treasury-Only Money Fund for Almost All Your Banking Needs 96Chapter 7: All-Weather Investments for the Best and the Worst of Times 101How to Build Your Personal Hedge Program 108Chapter 8: How to Profit Directly from the Decline 116How to Go For Profits in a Down Market 121Chapter 9: How to Continue Making Money Even with the Worst Disasters 123How to Invest in Foreign Currencies 130Chapter 10: When to Buy the Best Bargains of the Century 131Basic Principles for Buying at the Bottom 138Chapter 11: Bonds: Your First Great Income Opportunity 140How to Maximize Your Yield with Safety 151Chapter 12: Dividends: Your Second Great Income Opportunity 152How to Find Stocks with Steadily Rising Dividends 159Chapter 13: The Great Fork in the Road: Inflation or Deflation? 161How to Invest in Gold in a Depression 171Chapter 14: The Triumph of the Dollar 173Chapter 15: The Foundation for Recovery 190Chapter 16: Future Fortunes 197Five Golden Rules for Building New Fortunes 201Acknowledgments 207About the Author 209Notes 211Index 215

Martin D. Weiss, PhD, is President of Weiss Research, Inc., and Editor of the Safe Money Report, known for warning investors of this crisis well ahead of time. He is the author of two other Wiley bestsellers, including The Ultimate Safe Money Guide: How Everyone 50 and Over Can Protect, Save, and Grow Their Money and Crash Profits: Make Money When Stocks Sink and Soar.

• Introduction viiChapter 1: Why a Depression Is Inevitable 1How to Reduce Debts in Bad Times 10How to Protect Your Job in Bad Times 11Chapter 2: How to Escape the Housing Nightmare 2210 Steps for Selling Your Home in a Sinking Market Want to Keep Your House Come Hell or High Water? 38Then Here’s How to Cut Expenses or Get Assistance 40Chapter 3: Sell Your Stocks—Before It’s Too Late! 42How to Get Your 401(k) Out of Danger 50Chapter 4: The Hidden Traps of Wall Street 55With Most Corporate and Municipal Bonds Overrated, Here’s What to Do With Them 59How to Find Safe Insurance 65Chapter 5: How Safe Is Your Bank? 72How to Save in a Depression 74What Happens to Your Money If Your Bank Fails 85Chapter 6: The Safest Place in the World for Your Money 90How to Use a Treasury-Only Money Fund for Almost All Your Banking Needs 96Chapter 7: All-Weather Investments for the Best and the Worst of Times 101How to Build Your Personal Hedge Program 108Chapter 8: How to Profit Directly from the Decline 116How to Go For Profits in a Down Market 121Chapter 9: How to Continue Making Money Even with the Worst Disasters 123How to Invest in Foreign Currencies 130Chapter 10: When to Buy the Best Bargains of the Century 131Basic Principles for Buying at the Bottom 138Chapter 11: Bonds: Your First Great Income Opportunity 140How to Maximize Your Yield with Safety 151Chapter 12: Dividends: Your Second Great Income Opportunity 152How to Find Stocks with Steadily Rising Dividends 159Chapter 13: The Great Fork in the Road: Inflation or Deflation? 161How to Invest in Gold in a Depression 171Chapter 14: The Triumph of the Dollar 173Chapter 15: The Foundation for Recovery 190Chapter 16: Future Fortunes 197Five Golden Rules for Building New Fortunes 201Acknowledgments 207About the Author 209Notes 211Index 215