Most people know the largest economy and most widely held currency in the world are in trouble, says spy-turned-newsletter-editor Fitzroy McLean.

As Byron King said recently in Penny Sleuth, the Bush administration has presided over a massive expansion of government’s role in finance – a new era of bailouts.

These bailouts will have a disastrous long-term effect on the dollar. Fitzroy recommends two currency plays to best protect your portfolio from the buck’s ultimate devaluation…

In our constant travels for Without Borders, we look for progressive, undervalued international investment opportunities in booming economies with governments that treat capital well. To even begin to make the cut, the countries also have to possess multiple economic growth engines, open trade and business freedom.