Author Biography
Craig R. Smith is an author, commentator, and popular media guest because he instantly engages audiences with his commonsense analyses of local, national, and global trends. The founder and chairman of Swiss America Trading Corporation, he has helped many thousands of people for thirty years to hedge against the problems of a weakening US dollar. A monetary expert, he is the author of numerous books and articles including Crashing the Dollar: How to Survive a Global Currency Collapse (2010) Lowell Ponte is coauthor with Craig R. Smith of Crashing the Dollar and The Inflation Deception. He is a former think tank futurist and retired roving editor at Reader's Digest magazine. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and many other publications. He is currently a columnist at Newsmax.com.