A 4-step guide to surviving the new global economic reality

By now, it should be pretty clear to anyone with even the faintest pulse that regardless of who ends up winning any future elections, they aren't going to change your personal economic reality quickly enough to suit your liking. And that's only if they even manage to find the courage to sufficiently cut through all the lobbyists and special interests to implement any significant ideas at all -- which is unlikely in all cases. Forget relying on politicians to determine your fate. Take charge of your own situation. Here's how:

By Rachel Marsden

September 6, 2012