As if we didn't have enough to be concerned about, this book promises more. David M. Smick is considered one of the most insightful financial market strategists in the world. When he writes a book, he knows his subject and we may be wise to listen.
The World Is Curved picks up where Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat left off, taking readers on an insider's tour through the private offices of central bankers, finance ministers, even prime ministers. Smick reveals how today's risky environment came to be -- and why the mortgage mess is a symptom of potentially far more devastating trouble.
He wrestles with the two questions on every one's mind: How bad can things really get in today's volatile economy? And what can we do about it?
Drawing on riveting anecdotes in language anyone can understand, Smick explains:
How the churning cauldron we call China (the next great bubble to burst) represents a powerful threat to every one's pocketbook
How Japanese housewives have taken control of their nation's savings, and why it matters to us
How greed-driven bankers and investment bankers have put every one's pensions and 401(k)'s at risk
Why today's "incredible shrinking central banks" may not be able to save us when the next crisis hits Why the big-money Russian, Chinese, Saudi, and Dubai sovereign wealth funds represent a tectonic shift in global financial power away from the United States, Europe, and Japan
Why the world desperately needs a "big think" financial doctrine to guide today's dangerous ocean of money
The World Is Curved is the rare book that speaks simultaneously to the Wall Street, Washington, and London elite, yet its apt storytelling shows Main Street readers how to survive in these turbulent times.
The World Is Curved is available today for only $3.47. we may be wise to read it.
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