Barbarians of Wealth: Protecting Yourself from Today's Financial AttilasISBN: 978-0-470-76814-3
Hardcover
448 pages
December 2010
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Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
Part One: Great Barbarians of History 7
Chapter 1 Attila the Hun: The Scourge of God 9
Chapter 2 Charlemagne: The Clandestine Barbarian 21
Chapter 3 The Vikings: Savage Pirates, Savvy Traders 33
Chapter 4 Genghis Khan: Mighty Warrior 43
Part Two: Banks: The Barbarians of Money 55
Chapter 5 The Brotherhood of Power 57
Chapter 6 Race to the Bottom Line 77
Chapter 7 Say Goodbye to Gold 97
Chapter 8 The Gatekeepers 117
Chapter 9 Money for Nothing 139
Chapter 10 The Barbarians’ Powerful Ally 161
Part Three: The Barbarians of Wall Street 179
Chapter 11 The Scourge of Wall Street 181
Chapter 12 Epic Tool of Destruction 203
Chapter 13 The Brotherhood of Banks 221
Chapter 14 Wall Street Bloodlines 241
Part Four: Political Barbarians 265
Chapter 15 The Monied-Class Rulers and Demigods 267
Chapter 16 Barbarians in the Lobby 281
Chapter 17 Global Barbarians 297
Part Five: Protection Strategies 311
Chapter 18 Diversification: The Key to Wealth Protection 313
Chapter 19 Precious Metals: Inflation Protection Strategies 323
Chapter 20 Barbarians of Wealth, Castles of Currency 339
Chapter 21 Arm Yourself with Ultra-Resource-Rich Countries 355
Notes 373
About the Authors 413
Index 415