Dean Lebaron: 4 books

Russia still hasnt gotten the hang of capitalism and democracy, but that doesnt mean its a backwater when it comes to investment opportunity.

It is more than ironic that the current recession has prompted various Western observers to turn a 30-year-old belief on its head. No longer do the pundits claim that China can only survive and prosper by adopting capitalism. Now, this brief eBook says, they look to China, with its growing economy and increasing demand for consumer goods, to keep capitalism itself from collapsing.

Years of financing trade imbalances, budget deficits, wars, and social programs without benefit of spending cuts or tax increases are helping to pull down an already wobbly dollar. And our biggest creditors, the Chinese, have grown restive. Its a recipe for calamity that could crater your investments along with the American currency. Its not too late to protect your portfolio.

The global financial crisis is far from over. It could topple into either inflation or deflation. In either case, gold is one of your safest bets.