From Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan… In September 2019, Ms. Noonan wrote that people worry about “the busy geniuses in their genius campuses… doing their thing, largely unregulated and in secret.” She suggests someone “will, through accident, miscalculation or madness, launch a nuclear missile,” and adds that “these robots we’re inventing, the artificial intelligence, will… make life monstrous.” She writes these things because people are worried about the next crisis which means my book, The Prepared Investor, is more relevant than ever. Readers who are concerned about how these things will affect their financial independence will find The Prepared Investor a treasure trove of historical facts and reminders that we can protect, even grow, our net worth in the face of the next crisis.