A look at the most important financial event of the last decade with
lessons for homeowners, investors and policymakers

• A fascinating exposé of the subprime crisis by one of the world's leading economists and expert on credit and credit markets.
  
  
• How mortgage lenders, investment bankers, builders, regulators, and the Fed caused one of the most devastating global economic disasters in history.
  
  
• How homeowners and investors can protect themselves from new financial shocks already on the horizon.
  
  
• Read Financial Shock by Mark Zandi for a fascinating exposé of the subprime mortgage crisis, what caused it and what homeowners, investors, and policymakers must do to avoid the next financial crisis.
  
  
  

  "If you wonder how it could be possible for a subprime mortgage loan to bring the global financial system and the U.S. economy to its knees you should read this book. No one is better qualified to provide this insight and advice than Mark Zandi."

  
  --Larry Kudlow, Host of CNBC's "Kudlow & Company"