About the Authors

John Mauldin is a renowned financial expert, a multiple New York Times best-selling author, and a pioneering online commentator. His weekly e-newsletter, Thoughts from the Frontline, was one of the first publications to provide investors with free, unbiased information and guidance. Today, it is one of the most widely distributed investment newsletters in the world, translated into Chinese, Spanish, and Italian. He is regularly seen on TV and in national print media. President of Millennium Wave Investments, he is the father of seven children (five adopted) and lives in Dallas, Texas.

Jonathan Tepper is a writer, entrepreneur, and investor. He is the founder and Chief Editor of Variant Perception, a macroeconomic research group that caters to asset managers, banks, hedge funds, and high-net-worth individuals. He is also the founder of Demotix, an award-winning citizen-journalism web site and photo agency, and started a long/short equity hedge fund with Hinde Capital. Jonathan is a Rhodes scholar who went to Oxford University.