It's Not as Bad as You Think - Why Capitalism Trumps Fear and the Economy Will Thrive

An upbeat antidote to the gloom and doom forecasts of the financial future. Brian Wesbury, ranked as one of the top economic forecasters by the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, shows readers that while the financial future may be hard to predict, it will ultimately be profitable over the long haul. In this easy-to-follow and engaging forecast of the future, Wesbury debunks the pouting pundits of pessimism by taking on each future fear, or "The Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse": stupid consumers, greedy rich people, limited resources, evil foreigners, and Frankenstein technologies. Then he reveals what's really important and discusses how to use this information to make better investment decisions. A breath of fresh air, Wesbury's objectivity and optimism provide welcome relief to the daily bad news stories, as he sets us all up to capitalize on tomorrow's great possibilities. Brian Wesbury, MBA (Lisle, IL) is Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors LP, a highly respected financial services firm with over $32 billion under management. He writes a monthly column for The American Spectator magazine, serves as the magazine's Economics Editor, and is a contributor to the editorial page at the Wall Street Journal.