{"product_id":"the-world-is-curved-isbn-9781591842903","title":"The World Is Curved","description":"David Smick keeps a low profile, but experts consider him one of the most insightful financial market strategists in the world. For more than two decades, he has conferred with central bankers (such as Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke) and advised top Wall Street executives and investors, from George Soros to Michael Steinhardt to Stan Druckenmiller. Political leaders (from Bill Bradley to Jack Kemp) have regularly sought his policy advice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Is Curved\u003c\/i\u003e picks up where Thomas Friedman’s \u003ci\u003eThe World Is Flat\u003c\/i\u003e left off, taking readers on an insider’s tour through the private offices of central bankers, finance ministers, even prime ministers. Smick reveals how today’s risky environment came to be—and why the mortgage mess is a symptom of potentially far more devastating trouble. He wrestles with the two questions on everyone’s mind: How bad could things really get in today’s volatile economy? And what can we do about it?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on riveting anecdotes in language anyone can understand, Smick explains:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the churning cauldron we call China (the next great bubble to burst) represents a powerful threat to everyone’s pocketbook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Japanese housewives have taken control of their nation’s savings, and why it matters to us\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow greed-driven bankers and investment bankers have put everyone’s pensions and 401(k)s at risk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy today’s “incredible shrinking central banks” may not be able to save us when the next crisis hits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the big-money Russian, Chinese, Saudi, and Dubai sovereign wealth funds represent a tectonic shift in global financial power, away from the United States, Europe, and Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy the world desperately needs a “big think” financial doctrine to guide today’s dangerous ocean of money\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe World Is Curved\u003c\/i\u003e is the rare book that speaks simultaneously to the Wall Street, Washington, and London elite, yet its apt storytelling shows Main Street readers how to survive in these turbulent times.\u003cb\u003eDavid Smick\u003c\/b\u003e advises some of the world’s most successful money managers through his investment and strategic consulting firm Johnson Smick International, Inc. He is also the founder, editor, and publisher of \u003ci\u003eThe International Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, an acclaimed quarterly. He has served as an adviser to both Republican and Democratic presidential candidates and has written for publications such as \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Mr. Smick and his family live in Washington, D.C.","brand":"Portfolio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305191592165,"sku":"NP9781591842903","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781591842903.jpg?v=1767742313","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-world-is-curved-isbn-9781591842903","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}