Sustainable Wealth (ePub)

Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Achieving Excellence as a Financial Pilot. What Is Sustainable Wealth? A Volatile World of Debt, Consumption, and Temptation. Unintended Consequences. The Flight You're About to Embark On . . . Part I A World of Temptations. Chapter 1 The Temptation of Credit. The Relationship Between Credit and Debt. Credit as Money. The Power (and Un-Power) of Central Banks. Sizing the Debt Problem. A Crisis in Confidence. Credit Crisis Consequences. A Bond Market Bubble? Credit as a Threat to Sustainable Wealth. Credit as Fuel for Other Temptations. Using Credit Wisely. Chapter 2 The Temptation of Consumption. The Consumption Paradigm. The Cost of a Consumption Economy. Long-Term Consequences. Unwinding the Consumption Bubble. What This All Means for You. Chapter 3 The Temptation of Policy Change. The Boom/Bust Cycle: Can You Fool Mother Nature? Goldilocks Intended. Above and Beyond: The Fed Ventures Into Fiscal Policy. More Bad Medicine for Boom/Bust Cycles. Regulation and Taxes: Consistency is the Best Policy. Long-Term Policy Consequences. Policy, Complacency, and Sustainable Wealth. Chapter 4 The Temptation of Complacency. Big Hat, No Cattle. Complacency's Counterparty--Risk. The Complacency of Business Legacy. Trust Must Be Earned Every Day. Live Free or Die. Part II Achieving Sustainable Wealth. Chapter 5 Challenging Conventional Wisdom. Recognize Your Responsibility. Should You Use an Adviser? The Proactivity of Sustainable Wealth. Low-Probability, High-Risk Events. Adaptive Investing, Rather Than Staying the Course. The Sustainable Wealth Lifestyle. Chapter 6 Saving and Spending in a Volatile World. The Sustainable Wealth Grid. Become a Scenario Planner. Sustainable Wealth: A Store of Value. The Individual Wealth Cycle Model. The Importance of Pay As You Go. Getting a Handle on Expenses. How to Spend Less Than You Earn. Make the Important Standard-of-Living Decisions. Sustainable Wealth in a Volatile World. Chapter 7 Crisis Investing.

Axel Merk is the President and Chief Investment Officer of Merk Investments LLC, an SEC registered investment advisory firm that manages mutual funds specializing in currencies. He has published articles describing complex economic phenomena in understandable terms and is a frequent expert presenter and moderator at conferences. Merk is a sought-after voice in financial news, known for his understandable advice and uncanny ability to predict market movements. He is a regular guest on CNBC and Fox News, and is frequently quoted in Barron's, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, USA Today, and the Financial Times.

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