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Table of Contents Introduction i Porter Stansberry 1 How to Prevent Costly Losses During Big Market Panics 2 We’re Approaching a Period of Vast Credit Default 7 How to Raise Cash, Safeguard it, and Hedge it With Gold 14 Build an ‘Escape Hatch’ and Cut Your Taxes Without Leaving America 27 Porter Stansberry’s Top Ideas 35 Bill Bonner 36 Confessions of a One-Percenter 37 The Decline and Fall of America’s Working Class 40 What to Do When the ‘Empire of Debt’ Crumbles 44 The Trade of the Century 47 Bill Bonner’s Top Ideas 61 Doug Casey 62 Money – How to Get It and Keep It 63 Education of a Speculator 71 Doug Casey’s Top Ideas 89 Mark Ford 90 How to Become Financially Independent in Seven Years or Less 91 Why We Lied to Our Kids 94 Your Wealth-Creation Playbook for 2016 102 Mark Ford’s Top Ideas 110 Dr. Steve Sjuggerud 111 The ‘Perfect Hedge’ Against a Weakening Dollar 112 The Best Way to Legally Buy and Sell Gold I’ve Ever Seen 120 Dr. Steve Sjuggerud’s Top Ideas 124 Dr. David Eifrig, Jr. 125 Get Some Money Off the Financial Grid 127 How to Instantly Increase the Power of Your Retirement Savings by 200% 140 Dr. David Eifrig, Jr.’s Top Ideas 146 Van Simmons 147 An Alternative Market That Will Hide Your Cash From the Government 148 Van Simmons’ Top Ideas 161 Matt Badiali 162 The Best Time to Invest in Natural Resources 163 Gold Royalties: The Secret to Huge Returns in Precious Metals 175 Matt Badiali’s Top Ideas 183 Dan Ferris 184 How to Make a Fortune Outside the Wall Street System 185 Five Financial Clues to Lower Your Risk and Raise Your Returns 193 The Next Great Royalty Company: A Low-Risk Shot at a ‘10-Bagger’ 199 Dan Ferris’ Top Ideas 204 Dr. Ron Paul 205 The Real War on the Middle Class 206 Dr. Paul’s Outlook and Advice for 2016 217 Dr. Ron Paul’s Top Ideas 222 Looking Around 223 What Are the ‘Masters of the Universe’ Doing With Their Cash? 224 One Final Thought 232 More From Stansberry Research and Our Friends 234 Introduction More than 350,000 people read our book, America 2020: The Survival Blueprint, last year… making it one of the most-read books in the country. How did a financial publishing firm out of Baltimore, Maryland sell nearly as many books as John Grisham? Well, we believe the message we spread is that important. And it has struck a chord with concerned Americans at a time when our economy is at its weakest. Over the past year, we’ve received hundreds of notes from grateful readers. Here’s what just a few had to say… • “America 2020: The Survival Blueprint was outstanding. You put everything in a sequential order that was plain to see and easy to understand.” – Mitch K. • “I devoured America 2020 and refer to it whenever I am considering an investment.” – Leonard A. • “I have read America 2020: The Survival Blueprint four or five times since receiving it last June.” – John K. • “America 2020 should be required reading for any American.” – Shane K. • “This book was an eye opener for me. I am not a savvy investor and am brand new at the game, but Porter’s book encouraged me to learn more.” – David W. i Introduction • “I read America 2020… then I ordered copies for my son and daughters-in-law, my brother, and my secretary. EXCELLENT book!!” – Marilyn G. • “America 2020 was the best book of 2015.” – Skip M. In America 2020: The Survival Blueprint, we explained how the reckless actions of politicians and central bankers were driving our economy to ruin. The book was to serve as an owner’s manual for how to protect yourself and your family over the next five years. We partnered with former Texas Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dr. Ron Paul – a man who shares our concerns – to tell the story. Our goal was to get America 2020: The Survival Blueprint into as many homes as possible. To do that, we created a ridiculous offer. We only charged folks what it cost us to print and ship the books. On top of that, we gave anyone who purchased the book a free 30-day trial to our best-selling financial newsletter, Stansberry’s Investment Advisory. We knew that rather than telling you about our work, the best thing we could do was to show you the type of research we do, with essentially a free sample.