Are we heading for a new banking crisis? We could be. Just look at your savings account. The fact that you barely make any money from your savings is part of a much bigger problem. While you would expect banks to make money with ease, their traditional revenue model is taking a hit. Central banks in Europe and the United States are pumping billions into the system in an attempt to resolve the debt crisis, but only end up digging the hole deeper. What is going on? Surviving in the financial jungle pulls back the curtain on the banking world and show us how it really works. You will descover how financial institutions influence your life and how abstract financial structures and concepts can have very real consequences. Thanks to this book, you will finally learn how banks operate and how they make their money.