Some Financial History Worth Reading: A Look at Credit, Real Estate, Investment Bubbles & Scams, and Global Economic Superpowers

F.B. Wiseman, author of Blindsided, which deals with pressing domestic and international topics, now brings you a collection of historical topics that is bound to be of relevance and useful reference in your financial life. The first two topics, the history of consumer credit and the history of real estate gives important background information for those that deal with credit issues or is exposed to the fluctuations of the real estate market. Investment bubbles, scams, and financial schemes first reviews past and current investment bubbles and schemes then discuss with the reader how it is relevant today as well as provide some useful tools that can help avoid some of the more common frauds and schemes. The final topic, global economic superpowers, gives the reader a balance view of the world's most economically powerful countries and how they have achieved their current status and vital information that makes it easier to compare each country. Wiseman packs all these topics into one useful reference where you are sure to learn something new about the economic world that you live in.