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Barbarians of Wealth: Protecting Yourself from Today's Financial Attilas

ISBN: 978-0-470-76814-3
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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

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