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Foreword by Marc Rowan xiiiForeword by Herman Cain xviiPrologue xxiiiPreface xxvAcknowledgments xxixIntroduction xxxiiiPrelude xxxixChapter 1 The War against the Rich 1Just Who Am I? 3The Richest Man I Know 4Why You Are Not Rich 6Who Are the Rich and Why Should You Care about Them? 9The Millionaire down the Street 11The Socialist Fallacy 14Can We Separate Economics and Politics? 16Notes 18Chapter 2 Report from the Battlefield 19An Inside Job 21Running the Red Lights 24The Joker of Gotham City 25A Crisis of Consciousness 30Notes 32Chapter 3 The Seeds of Our Destruction 35“. . . In Order to Form a More Perfect Union . . .” 37The Man Who Would Be King 38The Hamilton Legacy 44Bringing Hamilton’s Monster to Life 47Springtime for the Progressives 48And What about the Fed? 52Notes 53Chapter 4 The Face of the Enemy 55Who Are the Progressives 58Hubris by Any Other Name 61The Bankers 65Politics as Usual 68Outside Influences 72Notes 75Chapter 5 Warfare, Not Terrorism 77The Return of Civil Disobedience 84Is Free-Market Capitalism Dead? 92Notes 95Chapter 6 Battle Plans 97What Should America’s Global Role Be? 99My General Philosophy for Creating “Wealth” 100The Specifi cs of the Wealth Creation Process 102Risks, Rewards, and Opportunities 107Basic Tenets of My Investment and Wealth Creation Philosophy 109The Future of Commodities 111How to Best Protect Your Assets in the Turbulent Times Ahead 113Invest in Yourself 116Note 117Chapter 7 Strategic Goals 119About the Private Equity Business Today 120The Five Myths of Private Equity 124My Personal View on the Biggest Challenges in the Private Equity Industry Today 127Which Industries Are Particularly Interesting for “Distressed Investing”? 129What Sectors of the Private Equity Markets Are We Focusing on Today? 130Private Equity Deal Killers 133How Do You Turn Billion-Dollar Ideas into Billion-Dollar Businesses? 138Chapter 8 Tactical Maneuvers 141Real Estate 142Alternative Investment Vehicles 144What Part Did Hedge Funds Play in the Crash of 2008? 148Bottom Line on Hedge Funds 150Private Equity Roll-ups 152Skin in the Game 157Notes 160Chapter 9 Global Fronts 161Targets of Opportunity 164Rules of Engagement 165Brazil 168Russia 170India 172China 174The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 175Notes 178Chapter 10 The Tenth Amendment 181If It’s Broke, Fix It! 183How Is It Working for You? 184Repeal Bad Legislation 185Cutting Overhead 186Toward an Equitable Tax System 193End the Fed 195Regime Change 197Notes 199Conclusion 201About the Author 205Index 207