Economic Warfare – Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

Foreword by Marc Rowan xiii
<p>Foreword by Herman Cain xvii</p>
<p>Prologue xxiii</p>
<p>Preface xxv</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xxix</p>
<p>Introduction xxxiii</p>
<p>Prelude xxxix</p>
<p>Chapter 1 The War against the Rich 1</p>
<p>Just Who Am I? 3</p>
<p>The Richest Man I Know 4</p>
<p>Why You Are Not Rich 6</p>
<p>Who Are the Rich and Why Should You Care about Them? 9</p>
<p>The Millionaire down the Street 11</p>
<p>The Socialist Fallacy 14</p>
<p>Can We Separate Economics and Politics? 16</p>
<p>Notes 18</p>
<p>Chapter 2 Report from the Battlefield 19</p>
<p>An Inside Job 21</p>
<p>Running the Red Lights 24</p>
<p>The Joker of Gotham City 25</p>
<p>A Crisis of Consciousness 30</p>
<p>Notes 32</p>
<p>Chapter 3 The Seeds of Our Destruction 35</p>
<p> . . . In Order to Form a More Perfect Union . . . 37</p>
<p>The Man Who Would Be King 38</p>
<p>The Hamilton Legacy 44</p>
<p>Bringing Hamilton s Monster to Life 47</p>
<p>Springtime for the Progressives 48</p>
<p>And What about the Fed? 52</p>
<p>Notes 53</p>
<p>Chapter 4 The Face of the Enemy 55</p>
<p>Who Are the Progressives 58</p>
<p>Hubris by Any Other Name 61</p>
<p>The Bankers 65</p>
<p>Politics as Usual 68</p>
<p>Outside Influences 72</p>
<p>Notes 75</p>
<p>Chapter 5 Warfare, Not Terrorism 77</p>
<p>The Return of Civil Disobedience 84</p>
<p>Is Free–Market Capitalism Dead? 92</p>
<p>Notes 95</p>
<p>Chapter 6 Battle Plans 97</p>
<p>What Should America s Global Role Be? 99</p>
<p>My General Philosophy for Creating Wealth 100</p>
<p>The Specifi cs of the Wealth Creation Process 102</p>
<p>Risks, Rewards, and Opportunities 107</p>
<p>Basic Tenets of My Investment and Wealth Creation Philosophy 109</p>
<p>The Future of Commodities 111</p>
<p>How to Best Protect Your Assets in the Turbulent Times Ahead 113</p>
<p>Invest in Yourself 116</p>
<p>Note 117</p>
<p>Chapter 7 Strategic Goals 119</p>
<p>About the Private Equity Business Today 120</p>
<p>The Five Myths of Private Equity 124</p>
<p>My Personal View on the Biggest Challenges in the Private Equity Industry Today 127</p>
<p>Which Industries Are Particularly Interesting for Distressed Investing ? 129</p>
<p>What Sectors of the Private Equity Markets Are We Focusing on Today? 130</p>
<p>Private Equity Deal Killers 133</p>
<p>How Do You Turn Billion–Dollar Ideas into Billion–Dollar Businesses? 138</p>
<p>Chapter 8 Tactical Maneuvers 141</p>
<p>Real Estate 142</p>
<p>Alternative Investment Vehicles 144</p>
<p>What Part Did Hedge Funds Play in the Crash of 2008? 148</p>
<p>Bottom Line on Hedge Funds 150</p>
<p>Private Equity Roll–ups 152</p>
<p>Skin in the Game 157</p>
<p>Notes 160</p>
<p>Chapter 9 Global Fronts 161</p>
<p>Targets of Opportunity 164</p>
<p>Rules of Engagement 165</p>
<p>Brazil 168</p>
<p>Russia 170</p>
<p>India 172</p>
<p>China 174</p>
<p>The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 175</p>
<p>Notes 178</p>
<p>Chapter 10 The Tenth Amendment 181</p>
<p>If It s Broke, Fix It! 183</p>
<p>How Is It Working for You? 184</p>
<p>Repeal Bad Legislation 185</p>
<p>Cutting Overhead 186</p>
<p>Toward an Equitable Tax System 193</p>
<p>End the Fed 195</p>
<p>Regime Change 197</p>
<p>Notes 199</p>
<p>Conclusion 201</p>
<p>About the Author 205</p>
<p>Index 207</p>