Mortgage Meltdown (Hardcover)

Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

Part One: What Happened and Why, Where Are We Now, and What Does the Future Hold?

Chapter 1 What Happened during the Housing Bubble?

Chapter 2 What Caused the Bubble?

Chapter 3 What Are the Consequences of the Bubble Bursting?

Chapter 4 What Are the Problem Areas?

Chapter 5 What’s Next?

Part Two: Profiting from the Meltdown.

Chapter 6 Advice for All Investors.

Chapter 7 A False Alarm on Derivatives.

Case Study: Berkshire Hathaway.

Chapter 8 A Battered Blue Chip.

Case Study: American Express.

Chapter 9 Bottom Fishing in Microcaps.

Case Study: Resource America.

Chapter 10 Opportunities in Pools of Distressed Mortgages.

Case Study: Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-8.

Chapter 11 An Introduction to Shorting.

Chapter 12 A Case of Questionable Reserves.

Case Study: MBIA Inc.

Chapter 13 An Ill-Fated Acquisition?

Case Study: Wells Fargo.

Conclusion.

Notes.

Index.