Index

A

Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), 64

Aftershock, 139174

dollar bubble, 140161

change in demand, 150151

China's role in, 155156

falling of, effects of, 154155

falling stocks, real estate, credit, and spending, 144147

and foreign investors, 148

foreign-held investments in dollar-denominated assets, 150

further decline of dollar, 143144

government “credit limit,” 166167

government debt bubble, 157159, 162168

government intervention, 156

importance to world economy, 149150

investment capital, 151

reserve currency following Aftershock, 147148

safe haven currency, 152153

tax cut to stimulate economy, 159160

U.S. trade deficit, 160161

value of dollar, 152

psychological stages of denial, 169174

Back to Basics, 172

Denial, 170171

Fantasized Great Depression, 172

Imagined Armageddon, 173

Market Cycles, 171172

Revolutionary Action, 173174

scenario for soft landing, 174

Aftershock (Reich), 320

Aftershock investments, 231258

after the bubbles pop, 250255

foreign bonds, 255

foreign currencies, 253255

gold, 250253

diversification, reducing risk with, 235249

agricultural commodities, 238

coal, 240

commodities, 238

ETFs that short bonds, 241

ETFs that short the stock market, 240

foreign currencies, 238

gold, 241249

metals commodities, 239

oil and natural gas, 239240

stocks, 236237

Treasury inflation-protected securities (TIPS), 237

entering/exiting market, timing of, 249250

evolving investment portfolio, 232235

capital preservation, 234

limited volatility, ...

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