The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Financial Crisis is being written this very moment as the crisis continues to unfold. Part Two in this ongoing series, Job Loss & Global Impact, is available to you now exclusively in electronic format. Part Two begins with a chapter titled “What the Crisis Means for You Right Now” that offers practical ideas, strategies, and advice that you can use to prepare for and respond to the changing economic environment. Part Two also features chapters that explore the unemployment outlook, comparisons between the current recession and previous ones, and the ripple effect that the recession is having on economies around the world.

The author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to the Financial Crisis will continue to cover America’s evolving financial and economic turmoil in the coming months, so stay tuned for future installments to the series. This ground breaking format combines timely reporting with deeper analysis and a broader perspective than can be found in the newspaper or on the radio, TV, and Internet. And because it’s a Complete Idiot’s Guide®, the content is explained in an objective, authoritative, and easy-to-understand manner.