The Ultimate Suburban Survivalist Guide

From the investment experts at Weiss Research, the ultimate guide to preparing for and profiting during a disaster of any kind

Life is unpredictable. Economic and natural disasters can happen anytime and anywhere. The Ultimate Suburban Survivalist Guide: The Smartest Money Moves to Prepare for Any Crisis describes the simple things people can do today to prepare for anything and everything that life might throw at them tomorrow. It also offers comprehensive advice on how to profit during a market collapse, energy crisis, or natural disaster. The guide

• Explains how to invest in today's new, more turbulent financial landscape
• Reveals what can be used as money should the dollar lose its value
• How to cut home energy costs, and why it's prudent to stock up on supplies in preparation for natural disasters

Panicking during a disaster won't solve anything. Be prepared for any number of potential economic calamities and natural disasters with The Ultimate Suburban Survivalist Guide.

Foreword vii

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

Part I The End of the World as We Know It

Chapter 1 The Most Likely Disasters You’ll Face 3

Chapter 2 The Quick and the Dead—and the Survivors 23

Part II Money—Personal Finance, Cash, and Precious Metals

Chapter 3 Personal Finance 39

Chapter 4 Gold, Hard Assets, and Alternative Currencies 59

Chapter 5 Investing for the Five Emergencies 87

Part III Be Prepared—Grub and Gear

Chapter 6 Water 127

Chapter 7 Food Storage for Couch Potatoes 137

Chapter 8 Smart Shopping—How to Plan Ahead for Next Week’s Meals (and Save Significant Money) 163

Chapter 9 Gardening 175

Part IV Health, Home, and Education

Chapter 10 Health, Medicine, and Disease 193

Chapter 11 Your House, Home Security, and Power 217

Chapter 12 Education and Entertainment 253

Part V Transportation and Evacuation

Chapter 13 Transportation 277

Chapter 14 The Final Option—Evacuate 297

Notes 317

About the Author 323

Index 325

SEAN BRODRICK is Weiss Research's small-caps specialist, especially in natural resources, and is the editor of the company's Red-Hot Global Small-Caps and Red-Hot Commodity ETFs. He is a regular contributor to the daily investment e-newsletter Uncommon Wisdom Daily (www.uncommonwisdomdaily.com), a contributing columnist to Dow Jones MarketWatch, and a weekly guest on Canada's HoweStreet.com. Recognized for his expertise in natural resources, innovative savings opportunities, and investment opportunities, Brodrick has been featured on many financial talk shows, including CNBC's Squawk Box, Fox Business, CNN, The Glenn Beck Program, Your World with Neil Cavuto, and Bloomberg MarketLine.

If you want to continue your modern lifestyle and prepare for the possibility of a potential crisis, then The Ultimate Suburban Survivalist Guide is the book for you. Planning for the unthinkable and making smart money moves before and during difficult times requires an in-depth understanding of the many aspects of life in which problems??can strike, and this reliable resource will show you what it takes to make it should these situations arise.

In the face of disaster, it is better to plan than panic. A bulletproof plan will protect you from the crippling effects of a mishap—from shake-ups in the stock market to the next oil crisis to fires and floods. With this book, author Sean Brodrick of Weiss Research teaches you the simple things you can do that will help you prepare and profit in this changing economic landscape. The Ultimate Suburban Survivalist Guide is your tool to understanding a myriad of key concepts.

Divided into five comprehensive parts, this one-of-a-kind guide:

• Discusses how you should position yourself financially in order to survive—and possibly thrive—during a regular economic downturn, a full-blown recession, or an economic collapse
• Addresses how to protect your health—and that of your family—as well as your home from uncontrollable events
• Offers practical advice for storing food and water, buying survival gear, and becoming more self-sufficient
• Details different transportation options, should traditional means fail, and offers practical advice on evacuating an area should things become unstable
• And much more

The time to plan for any crisis is before it happens. Nobody understands this better than Sean Brodrick, and with The Ultimate Suburban Survivalist Guide, he shows you how it's possible to prepare for an uncertain future and prosper under even the toughest conditions.