Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: History and Anatomy -- Part I: History of Recessions -- The Great Depression and the New Deal -- 1945-1950 -- 1950-1960 -- 1960-1970 -- 1970-1980 -- 1980-1990 -- 1990-present -- Part II: Anatomy of a Recession -- What is a Recession? -- The Kondratieff Cycle -- The Kuznets Cycle -- The Juglar Cycle -- The Kitchin Cycle -- Multiplier Effect -- The Four Bs -- Federal Reserve Bank -- Monetary Policy -- Indicators -- Chapter 2: Debt Management -- Dispelling the Myths -- Budgeting -- The Don'ts of Budgeting During a Recession -- The Dos of Creating a Recession-ready Budget -- Evaluate your Budget -- Paying Down Debts -- The Don'ts of Paying Down Debt During a Recession -- Five Steps to Paying Down Small Debt -- Three Steps to Paying Down Large Debt -- Credit Counseling -- Non-profit vs. For-profit Agencies -- Resources -- Debtors Anonymous -- Consumer Credit Counseling Services (CCCS) -- Myvesta.org -- In Canada -- Other Alternatives -- Loan Consolidation -- Bankruptcy -- Bankruptcy in the United States -- Reorganization (Chapter 13) -- Liquidation (Chapter 7) -- What are the Benefits of Filing for Bankruptcy? -- The Bankruptcy Process in the United States -- Filing -- Obtaining a Lawyer -- Bankruptcy in Canada -- Types of Bankruptcy -- The Bankruptcy Process in Canada -- Rebuilding Your Credit Rating -- Chapter 3: Job Security and Retention -- Cyclical Businesses -- Heavy Debt Loads -- Warning Signs -- Negative Media -- Layoffs at Competitors', Suppliers' and Customers' Firms -- Earning Warnings -- Budget Cuts -- Project Cancellations or Suspensions -- Management Resignations -- Termination of Temps and Contractors -- Downsizing -- Work Redesign -- Systemic Downsizing -- Surviving an Uncertain Employee Environment -- If You Get Laid Off -- Understand Your Rights to Benefits -- Unemployment.

Chapter 4: Investing -- Economic Indicators -- Consumers -- Jobs -- Capital Goods -- Stock Market Indicators -- Momentum -- Breadth -- "Put" and "Call" Options -- Stock Market -- Selecting Stocks -- Financial Condition -- Earnings and Growth -- Price of Earnings -- Price of Assets -- Dividends -- Size of the Company -- Shorting Stocks -- Bonds -- Benefits of Bonds -- Bonds and Risk -- Government bonds -- Quasi-Government Issuers -- Corporate Bonds -- Bond-related Terms You Should Know -- Types of Corporate Bonds -- Mortgage Bonds -- Equipment Trust Certificates -- Income Bonds -- Ratings Bonds -- Standard & Poor's -- Moody's -- High-yield or "Junk" Bonds -- Final Word on Bonds -- Other Investments -- Mutual Funds -- Types of Mutual Funds -- Bond Funds -- General Equity Funds -- Balanced Funds -- Global and International Funds -- Sector Funds -- Index Funds -- Exchange Traded Funds -- Safe Money -- Certificates of Deposit -- Money-market Accounts -- Appendix A: Creditor List -- Appendix B: Debts Owed -- Appendix C: Monthly Living Expenses -- Appendix D: Debt Payment Plan -- Appendix E: Bankruptcy Courts -- Appendix F: State Labor Offices -- Glossary -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.