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accountability strategy, 27, 41–42, 155, 161. See also responsibility, taking
adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), 95
advisers, financial, xviii, 16–18, 49–50, 53
Africa, 117, 141
age
international funds and, 138, 141
retirement investment and, 65–67, 68, 72, 74
risk vs., 49, 53, 54, 109, 138, 141
The Ages of Gold (Green), 127
Aliber, Robert, 148
AllianceBernstein Greater China fund, 135
allowances, 155, 156
American Express, 34, 73, 159
American International Group (AIG), 4, 14, 55, 164
Andrew Carnegie (Nasaw), 161
annuities, 79–80
Apple, 136
ARM. See adjustable rate mortgage
Arvedlund, Erin, 19
Asian financial crisis, 96, 142, 148. See also specific countries and regions in Asia
assets, 48–49
Australia, commodities of, 52, 112, 136
auto industry, 13, 14, 36, 55–56
Bacon, Kevin, 154
bailouts, 4, 5, 6, 13–14, 55–56, 164
Bank of America, 4, 8, 13
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, 136, 141
banks, 4, 6–8, 13–14, 19, 124, 133
Barclays Capital Indexes, 58, 59
Barrick Gold, 117
Bartley, Robert, 37
Bear Stearns, 2, 4, 8, 13, 19
Ben Franklin: An American Life (Isaacson), 42
The Big Short (Lewis), 19
Blankfein, Lloyd, 7
Boeing, 65
Bogle, John, 84
Bogleheads’ Guide to Retirement Planning (Larimore), 84
Boise Cascade, 73
bonds, 54, 58, 59, 75
Borlaug, Norman, 111
Brazil, 133, 137, 144, 145
BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), 137–38, 140, 146, 148
budgeting, 22–25, 31–33. See also saving
Buffett, Warren, 55, 56, 62, 134
Bush, George W., 12–13
BusinessWeek, 44
buying strategies, 54–56, 62
Canada, 112, 117, 136
Carnegie, Andrew, 161
Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, 97
cash holdings, 58–59, 72, 94, 156–57
Cather, Willa, 105
CDs (certificate of deposit accounts), 29
CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa), 141
certificate of deposit accounts. See CDs
Chanos, James, 142
charge cards, 25, 34, 159
charity, 151–54, 161
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 128
China
BRICs, 137–38, 140, 146, 148
commodities, 52, 112, 135–36
ETFs, 135
GDP, 145
international funds, 129, 131, 132–36, 143, 147
China Construction Bank, 136
China Telecom, 135
Christie, Chris, 66
Chrysler, 14
Citibank, 30
Citigroup, 14, 134
Clinton, Bill, 10
Coca-Cola, 136
Cohan, William D., 19...
