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The Empire of Debt

We Came, We Saw, We Borrowed
Series: Agora Series
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Protect your investments with a deep dive into the past and future of finance Building on the uncannily accurate predictions in previous editions, this latest edition of The Empire of Debt: We Came, We Saw, We Borrowed, written by New York Times bestselling authors Addison Wiggin... Read More
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"Investors are looking for answers as to why and what they can do to protect their current and future investments. This book will provide the answers to those questions and is written by well-respected individuals whose publications and newsletters reach hundreds of thousands of investors"--

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Protect your investments with a deep dive into the past and future of finance

Building on the uncannily accurate predictions in previous editions, this latest edition of The Empire of Debt: We Came, We Saw, We Borrowed, written by New York Times bestselling authors Addison Wiggin and Bill Bonner, explores the economic, political, and financial events between 2008-09 and 2023. It places them in historical context and explains what's likely to happen for the remaining years of the 2020s.

The book imparts practical advice on how to protect wealth in the face of ongoing and rapidly intensifying crises, as well as suggestions on how these trends can be played to put investors' own money to work. In this book, readers will learn about:

  • The political development of US hegemony in the 20th century, from the founding of the Federal Reserve in 1913 through to the present.
  • Past and current conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Russia and their effects on finance.
  • The response to the Financial Panic of '08, including a decade of Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP).

With investors more eager than ever to protect their investments, The Empire of Debt is an essential guide to the future of finance, harnessing history to accurately plot where we are and where we're going.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781394174676

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 April 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Edition: 3rd edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 43.0mm

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 231.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 464

About the Author

William Bonner is the bestselling author or coauthor of numerous books, including Financial Reckoning Day, Empire of Debt, Mobs, Messiahs and Markets, Hormegeddon, Dice Have No Memory, and The Idea of America. Mr. Bonner is the author of the classic Un-Civilizing America: How Win-Win Deals Make Us Better and shares his investment insights daily in a missive for Bonner Private Research found on Substack. He is the founder of the worldwide research network, The Agora, and an avid stone mason.

Addison Wiggin has been an executive publisher within The Agora for over two decades. He is the coauthor with Mr. Bonner of Financial Reckoning Day and Empire of Debt. Mr. Wiggin is the author of the bestseller Demise of the Dollar and writer and executive producer of the feature-length documentary I.O.U.S.A. which was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Addison is the international director of The Gray Swan Investment Fraternity.

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