Navigate the chain reactions of market turmoil "If you care about the inner dynamics and investors' reactions to the emerging new financial world that will increasingly consist of 'path-dependent, multimodal, fat-tailed outcomes,' Ben Emons's new book is a must-read. In a coherent and clear framework, Ben shows how falling dominoes in a world of fast markets and uniquely new possibili¬ties creates a market landscape we might never have prepared for." --Vineer Bhansali, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, PIMCO "At some point after getting your financial life in order, you may well have money to invest. Where should you put it, especially when worldwide markets are in flux? Ben Emons, a senior vice president at Pimco, the investment company that runs the world's largest bond fund, addresses that question in The Financial Domino Effect ." --Paul Braun-- The New York Times New York Times book review link: nytimes.com/2012/10/07/business/mutfund/new-books-look-at-basic-budgeting-and-investing-review.html?_r=0 "A great book; it's a very smart book. This is not general reading but it's something accessible to anyone." --Tom Keene, Bloomberg Radio "There are so many things going on around the world and your book addresses so much of it, "The Financial Domino Effect." --Michael McKee, Bloomberg Radio  April 25 2013 (Bloomberg) -- Ben Emons, Portfolio Manager at PIMCO, discusses his book 'The Financial Domino Effect: How to Profit  Now in the Volatile Global Economy'. Emons explains how chain  reactions of events work their way through global markets and  how to manage your portfolio in an era when contagion is commonplace. -- Emons speaks with Vonnie Quinn on Bloomberg Radio's"The Hays Advantage."  TV Interview links TheStreet.com interview with Greg Greenberg: thestreet.com/video/11745363/what-to-do-if-the-financial-dominos-fall.html CNBC Europe interview: video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000127217 Bloomberg radio interviews: Pimco's Emons on the 'Financial Domino Effect'               IB Times TV youtube.com/watch?v=LywOQhzkGmw                When a major political or financial event happens, the impact disseminates like a contagion across markets and sovereign boundaries. Like a row of toppling dominoes, the effect of the crisis accelerates along various paths. The Financial Domino Effect enables you to benefit from these moving catastrophes and helps you navigate current changes taking place in governmental and financial systems. At the heart of this progressive book is a powerful framework for analyzing and interpreting the variety of connected influences in the three main domino effects categories--social-political, economic, and financial. By examining the aftermath of such recent milestone events as the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the Occupy Wall Street movement, and the Middle East protests, it shows you how to apply domino theory to become a more knowledgeable and astute portfolio manager. Written with the everyday inves¬tor in mind, this hands-on resource takes you to the next level by delving into such consequential topics as: How easily complex domino effects can become and what it means to your portfolio - Six symptoms in the aftermath of a financial or sovereign crisis - Post-financial crisis responses, such as quantitative easing (QE), credit easing, and competitive quantitative easing (CQE) - How the dissemination and speed of domino effects relate to monetary transmission The second part of the book goes into great depth examining the euro zone debt crisis through the framework. This crisis is particularly unique because it is a domino effect of three kinds--social, economic, and financial--and it has not fully played out. This timely guide takes you step by step through the crisis to a final analysis. Financial crises will happen with high frequency. The Financial Domino Effect helps you stay on top during volatile times in markets. NY Times October 6 2012 Three main financial "dominoes": * Sociopolitical. A political or social movement. * Economic. An event like the housing crisis. * Financial. An event like Lehman Brothers. In sociopolitical unrest, the places to be are Treasury bills, Treasury inflation-protected securities, cash and commodities -- because some people like to invest in the tangible. Has a financial domino set off uncertainty? Gold and selected equities are where you should invest. An economic domino, choose Treasuries and high-quality corporate bonds. Ben Emons is a portfolio manager at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO). He has 15 years of investment ex¬perience and regularly writes about a range of central bank and macroeconomic topics on the PIMCO website (pimco.com). Dear reader, The Financial Domino Effect is a real time book. Even that many examples are past crisis situations, the concept of a domino effect in financial markets is a "live event" that strikes portfolios negatively and posit