Dead Money Arisen

By Justin Sorenson

Are we on the brink of an economic collapse? In an age of unparalleled national debts, bursting bubbles, bailouts, high unemployment, and civil unrest, do we have a chance at surviving this mess? How did we get here? What can I do to protect, preserve, and grow the wealth of my family?

Something is not right in the US. We can feel it and sense a problem. Our dollar is the global reserve currency yet we inflate it to death with money printing and deficit spending. We're living on credit and the national debt cannot be repaid. Entitlements might be insolvent. A global monetary crisis is imminent.

Will you be prepared for it? History proves that millionaires are made during times of economic upheaval. Opportunities abound for the open-minded, critical thinking investor. Not only will these investors be prepared for the collapse, they will THRIVE because of it. Join the thriving.

Wealth will be transferred in this collapse in ways the world has never seen. Both financial ruin and abundance are possible outcomes. What side of the transfer will you be on? Will your financial life become a slaughter or a legacy?

The old ways aren't working. No longer can we simply follow our financial advisor down the road of mediocrity or, worse, destitution. Follow the lead of a new set of investors courageously asking the hard questions, opening new doors, and profiting like never before.

Join a new wave of pro-active thinkers who are willing to break from the herd. The old rules no longer apply. You must question where we are, how we got here, and how we can prosper tomorrow. There isn't much time left. Every day wasted with procrastination is another day of missed opportunity. Don't waste another day. It is always better to be a year early than a day late.

Take actions that will fill your life with financial abundance and inner peace. Recreating the wheel is not required. Techniques are available to you. But only you control your mind and what you'll do with it.

Are you in control or just letting the world pass you by? Prepare to prosper as this new psychology is within your reach. Abundance starts in your mind and now is the time to tap into it. Take control: solutions, hope, and freedom await you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Justin Sorenson
• Release date: Oct 11, 2012
• ISBN: 9781301668212

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Dead Money Arisen

Economic Collapse and the New Abundance

By

Justin Sorenson

Dead Money Arisen

Copyright: Justin Sorenson

Published: 11th October 2012

Publisher: Justin Sorenson

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Table of Contents

Some Background

Chapter 1: Dire Situation

Chapter 2: A New Type of Thinking

Chapter 3: The American Dream Revisited

Chapter 4: Wealth Transfers

Chapter 5: Necessary Pain & Upcoming Prosperity

Chapter 6: A Brighter Future Ahead

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Recommended Reading

Some Background

Though not rich by the standard of the 1%, I consider myself fairly well off for an average middle class guy of 36. I have engineering and teaching degrees from reputable universities, have saved nicely for my retirement, own real estate, and enjoy the company of my beautiful wife and two young boys. Early on, we struggled with some credit card debt but still managed to propel ourselves into the echelon of the upper-middle class. Life had been looking up from a financial standpoint. Or so I thought.

Pensions, social security, IRAs, and a cushion of cash provided us with the feelings of safety and future prosperity. Achieving our dreams through planning, education, hard work, patience, and perseverance had always seemed like a prudent course of action. We had been taught to avoid hand-outs unless tough times fell on us. Fortunately, all of us are healthy. We pay into the systems that might one day support us. That is, if they still exist 20 years from now.

Whenever I received my social security statements, I would think how lucky we are as a society to have created such a nice safety net in case something happens to us. My typical financial advisor applauded our efforts at saving for retirement. He sold us on the benefits of investing for the long term, riding out the market bumps, and maximizing our contributions to our various retirement accounts. Between Social Security and private investing, we would be living comfortably during the golden years.

But economic life in 2012 demands our attention. Something is just not right in the fiscal world as we know it. Many of us feel it, sense it, and are downright scared of it. While formerly just fodder for the paranoid doomsayers, economic collapse and government insolvency are at the forefront of mainstream financial media. Some of us ignore this information and just go about our business in hopes that elected officials will dissolve the problem. But these officials only expand the problem at the expense of future generations. While looking at my two young, blissfully ignorant sons, this fact just breaks my heart…and makes me mad as hell.

How is it that I did everything right and still feel like I’m getting screwed? Because I am getting screwed. I didn’t overdo it with a risky mortgage on a house I couldn’t afford. I lived within my means and paid down our balances on all of our good debt. Now my bank savings rate is effectively negative, the US debt sits at 16 trillion, I’m paying into potentially insolvent retirement systems, and ½ of the country is on some sort of government assistance. Scared and mad as hell is more like it.

While fear is not acceptable, anger evokes within me a desire for action and different thinking. Offensive thinking. Defensive thinking. Proactive thinking. No longer can I just contribute time and money to failed systems out of my control. Legally, I must contribute to flawed systems and I don’t want jail time or fines. But, beyond the legal requirements, my financial thinking will emulate those who’ve already achieved financial freedom. I must contribute my energies towards systems of my own creation. My security lies within myself and the things I can control. This spirit has been around for as long as man has walked the earth but, for me, it is finally awakening from a long sleep.

Arising from dormancy, this spirit offers hope from material and spiritual perspectives. This drive is spiritual in nature and affords both material and, most importantly, spiritual gain. Opportunities exist that the wealthy take advantage of in good times and bad. How can I be more like them? What secrets do they know that I don’t? Why is it that some get slaughtered in times like these while some prosper in incredible ways?

Join me on this path towards financial peace, prosperity, and independence. Don’t fall