Money matters got a lot scarier in 2020 and there is no end to the volatility in sight. Crisis means danger but also opportunity. To turn a profit during the next bust, or the next burst of inflation, individual investors and businesspeople must understand the economics of money, banking, and finance.

That's what this book provides, in concise and understandable prose, with pictures. Understand inflation and interest rates, stock prices, money and monetary policy, and the basics of information and macroeconomic theory in short order.

You might not beat the market after reading just this book, but if you learn its lessons the market won't beat up your business or investment portfolio the next time the economy tanks due to pandemic, war, high taxes, or alien invasion.

About the Author

Byron B. Carson is an assistant professor of Economics and Business at Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden Sydney, Virginia. He regularly teaches courses on Introductory Economics, Money and Banking, Urban Economics, and Health Economics. He earned his PhD in economics from George Mason University in 2017 where he was a Graduate Fellow in the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and Mercatus Center Dissertation Fellow with the Mercatus Center. He earned his BA in economics from Rhodes College. His research interests include economic epidemiology, public choice, and austrian economics. His research has been published in academic journals like Essays in Economic and Business History, The Independent Review, The Journal of Private Enterprise, and Vaccine.

Robert E. Wright, SUNY Buffalo, is the co-author of 24 books, the co-editor of 5 others, and the co-author of four score referred journal articles and book chapters. He has taught Money and Banking at the University of Virginia and Money and Power at NYU's Stern School of Business. He currently serves the American Institute for Economic Research as a Senior Faculty Fellow.

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