Hey, you *told* me you were looking for investments !
Seriously, my point is, debt is inflationary; retirement without money is deflationary; the rest of the world all trying to sell to us at once is deflationary; and come to think of it, the rapid development of India and China is INflationary--but they will only expand rapidly as long as we keep sending them jobs and $$.
Which one will win?
I'm sitting in a debt-free telecom stock (yes, you heard that right) that has some potential.
As for your reading list, I'm impressed with it. My disorderly mind won't allow such things...