CONCLUSION
Investing and Profiting from Endgame
The person that turns over the most rocks wins the game. And that’s always been my philosophy.
—Peter Lynch
This book has primarily been concerned with the larger picture of what problems we are facing and what the likely endgame is, based on these scenarios. There is a vast difference between understanding the broad economic issues we face and making money with that understanding. You, dear reader, might say, “It all sounds very good, but what do I do to protect my savings and invest?”
This chapter offers practical advice for putting your money to work based on the various scenarios we have outlined in this book. Almost all books we read on the challenges we face do not offer any practical investment advice. We hope this chapter will help.
Before we start, let’s get something out of the way. We could bore you with a long legal disclaimer telling you that we are not financial advisers, we do not know your personal situation, and not all investments are suited to everyone. But we hope that if you were curious and smart enough to pick up a book on macroeconomics and financial markets, you won’t need any disclaimers. Obviously, you should consult your financial planner, tax adviser, and so forth and do all your own homework and due diligence before buying or selling anything. We can offer insights, but only you can invest money according to your own personal needs.
How should you then invest?
In the previous chapter, we covered emerging ...
