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       For my father

       Jerry Maloney

       1923-1986

      who instilled in me, the entrepreneurial spirit.

       And for my mother

       Mae Maloney

      who is always supportive of my dreams.

       To

       Robert & Kim Kiyosaki

      Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write this book.

       To

       Brent Harmes and Dan Rubock

      Thank you Brent for being my businesses partner.

      Thank you Dan for your brilliant productions.

      And thank you both for being my best friends.

      Life without you would not be as good.

      If you intend purchasing precious metals before finishing this book; please skip to Part 4, How to Invest in Precious Metals.

      Contents

Message from Mike Maloney

Foreword by Robert Kiyosaki

Preface

Introduction

Part One: Yesterday

Chapter One The Battle of the Ages

Chapter Two The Wealth of Nations

Chapter Three Old Glory

Chapter Four Greed, War, and the Dollar’s Demise

Chapter Five From Deep in the Woods the Golden Bull Came Charging

      Chapter Six Booms and Crashes

       Part Two: Today

      Chapter Seven What’s the Value?

      Chapter Eight The Dark Cloud

      Chapter Nine The Perfect Economic Storm

      Chapter Ten Coming in from the Cold . . . to Gold!

      Chapter Eleven The Silver Lining

       Part Three: Tomorrow

      Chapter Twelve The Pendulum

      Chapter Thirteen Golden Castles

       Part Four: How to Invest in Precious Metals

      Chapter Fourteen Beware the Pitfalls

      Chapter Fifteen Who Are You, and What’s Your Plan?

      Chapter Sixteen Let’s Get Physical

      Chapter Seventeen Everything Is Illuminated in the Light of the Past

       Resources

       About the Author

       March 2015 Update:

       A Message from Mike Maloney

      My greatest wish for you is that this book changes your life by changing your outlook, and in turn brings you prosperity in the tough times ahead.

      Many of the predictions I made in this book have already come to pass. The stock market crash of 2008, the bursting of the real estate bubble, the tsunami of foreclosures, Mortgage Backed Securities causing the financial crisis to be transmitted around the world instantly, and Ben Bernanke’s overreaction to the threat of deflation with massive currency creation. And I believe it’s only a matter of time before the rest of my predictions come true.

      For this printing I have chosen to leave the original contents of this book pretty much untouched. I have, however, added notations marked “2015 Update” here and there. Even though this book was originally published just before the global economic crisis of 2008, it is even more pertinent today, because nothing has been fixed. In fact, all the underlying fundamentals that caused the meltdown of `08 have only been magnified by the actions of the world’s central banks. The bailouts, currency creation, market manipulation, derivatives expansion, and growth of the “too big to fail” banks only guarantee that the next crisis will be of a far greater magnitude.

      As I have said many times before, “This is the greatest wealth transfer in history, therefore it’s the greatest opportunity in history.” Yes, the threat has never been bigger, but that means that the opportunity has never been bigger. The forces that threaten the world monetary system are the same forces that will propel gold and silver to unimaginable heights. The good news is that by buying this book you have demonstrated the intent to turn these forces to your advantage and transform this crisis into your opportunity. As my video producer/media director, Dan Rubock, from Australia says… “Good on you mate.”

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