Fear and Greed by Sarkis, Nicolas -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Table of Contents Publishing details Acknowledgements About the Author Introduction Chapter 1: A Lost Era in Equities

Defining a lost era Why lost eras occur How to cope with lost eras Spotting the end of a lost era

Chapter 2: Will Deleveraging Drag us Down?

What indebtedness involves The cause of indebtedness When debt boom turns to debt bust Psychological effect on society How indebtedness can be reduced Deleveraging through inflation Financial repression Formulating investment strategy

Chapter 3: Gold’s Glittering Path

For the love of gold Gold and inflation Gold in times of turmoil Gold’s performance versus that of other assets How gold will perform in the years ahead How to invest in gold

Chapter 4: Beyond Hype: a Balanced Look at Emerging Markets

An investor’s perspective on emerging markets Bubble trouble in emerging markets Is there a bubble in China? Threats to investors taking exposure to emerging markets Using emerging markets for diversification

Chapter 5: Dread, Denial and Default

The Mexican Peso Crisis of 1994 The Russian default of 1998 The Argentinian default of 2001 to 2002 Lessons from past crises The present situation

Chapter 6: The Future of the Euro

Contemplating a collapse of the euro Tensions within the eurozone Spread of contagion throughout the EU Eurozone members addressing internal problems How investors can play the eurozone situation

Chapter 7: Fear and Loathing on Wall Street

The fad for fear Anthrax and biological warfare scare SARS Avian flu The credit crunch and economic crisis The lessons of these episodes

Chapter 8: When Rules and Regulators Fail

Regulators and their regulations Accounting and legal bodies Caveat emptor

Chapter 9: The Moral Hazard of Money

Financial fraudsters Rogue traders Insider traders Raj Rajaratnam Prevalence of crime

Chapter 10: Central Banks: Leave, Improve or Abolish?

Central banks at centre stage How central banks respond to events Central bank monetary policy and the creation of bubbles Central bank monetary policy in normal conditions How the sins of central banks might be corrected Central banks here to stay

Conclusion