Contagion the financial epidemic that is sweeping the global economy--and how to protect yourself from it /
Talbott, John R., 1955-
Contagion the financial epidemic that is sweeping the global economy--and how to protect yourself from it / [electronic resource] : John R. Talbott. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009. - 256 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bamboozled -- What didn't cause the U.S. housing boom and bust -- What did cause the U.S. housing boom and bust -- The contagion spreads from sub-prime to prime -- How low will housing prices go in the U.S.? -- The U.S. economy was not in great shape to begin with -- U.S. enters a long recession -- The global economy catches the contagion -- Too big to fail : the $400 trillion derivatives market -- Our local governments feel the pinch -- From Wall Street to Main Street -- Demographics magnify contagion -- Which investments and which countries will weather the storm the best? -- Stop the bleeding -- No future without reform -- A warning shot across our bow.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Deregulation--United States.
Financial crises--United States.
Finance, Personal--United States.
United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009.
Electronic books.
HD3616.U6 / T352 2009
330.973
Contagion the financial epidemic that is sweeping the global economy--and how to protect yourself from it / [electronic resource] : John R. Talbott. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2009. - 256 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bamboozled -- What didn't cause the U.S. housing boom and bust -- What did cause the U.S. housing boom and bust -- The contagion spreads from sub-prime to prime -- How low will housing prices go in the U.S.? -- The U.S. economy was not in great shape to begin with -- U.S. enters a long recession -- The global economy catches the contagion -- Too big to fail : the $400 trillion derivatives market -- Our local governments feel the pinch -- From Wall Street to Main Street -- Demographics magnify contagion -- Which investments and which countries will weather the storm the best? -- Stop the bleeding -- No future without reform -- A warning shot across our bow.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Deregulation--United States.
Financial crises--United States.
Finance, Personal--United States.
United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009.
Electronic books.
HD3616.U6 / T352 2009
330.973