Investors live in the here and now. We can’t pick what our investment climate will be. If only we could live our lives with the market deciding what money is and 100-percent reserve banks protected our money on deposit. No such luck. The financial waters are treacherous and we must navigate them.

In his newly released book The Dollar Meltdown: Surviving The Impending Currency Crisis With Gold, Oil, And Other Unconventional Investments, Charles Goyette provides a roadmap for survival in these "interesting" economic times. The following are some of his observations.

Ultimately inflation leads to a state-controlled economy and America is headed that way, evidenced by Washington picking which businesses survive and which are left to fail, not to mention how much executives – high level and low – can be paid. So what’s a person to do? In a state-controlled economy he suggests investing in real things and he especially likes the yellow metal.

Specifics are provided on how to invest in other commodities and what to invest in to take advantage of the coming bond market crash. Goyette’s explanation of how volatility can eat up an investment in leveraged funds is especially helpful as well as his tip about TIPS.

At the book’s end Goyette’s sadness of America’s loss of liberty is evident. He worries what will become of this country’s prosperity and freedoms. But he doesn’t waste time urging his readers to write their congressmen or elect the right people. It’s too late for that. Protect your assets, get out of the dollar.