Brian Beaulieu, Alan Beaulieu

Prosperity in the Age of Decline

How to Lead Your Business and Preserve Wealth Through the Coming Business Cycles

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Produktbeschreibung

A guide for protecting your wealth in an age of turbulent business cycles In Prosperity in the Age of Decline , Brian and Alan Beaulieu-the CEO and President of the Institute for Trend Research® (ITR)-offer an informed, meticulously-researched look at the future and the coming Great Depression. Drawing on ITR s 94.7% forecast accuracy rate, the book outlines specific, actionable strategies for capitalizing on cyclical opportunities and dodging economic danger. In this important resource, the authors reveal what it will take for individual investors and business leaders to prosper as the economy heats up prior to the predicted downturn, preserve wealth in the upcoming Great Depression, and profit on the way out of the depression. The imbalances and maladjustments have a while to play out and the authors pinpoint the investment opportunities to be had in the countdown period. The Beaulieu s examine the major economic trends at play, such as low interest rates, burgeoning government debt, and an aging population. They discuss which trends will last and what investors should do with this knowledge in order to thrive. The book also reviews the group of leading economic indicators that most consistently achieve reliable results for predicting where the economy is headed. Designed as a useful tool for investors, the book includes a working list of key trends, describes the upside potential of each trend, and explains the potential threat stemming from a particular trend. Understanding how to capitalize on these trends and knowing how to avoid the common pitfalls are the keys to creating a solid economic future for individual investors and business leaders. Contains the strategies for capitalizing on cyclical opportunities and avoiding economic dangers Offers an examination of major economic trends Includes information on the leading economic indicators that most reliably achieve results Shows how to preserve wealth and avoid the most common investing pitfalls This comprehensive resource offers guidelines for averting cyclical downturns and building on rising industry trends.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 666g
• ISBN-13: 9781118809891
• ISBN-10: 1118809890
• Artikelnr.: 40554506

Autorenporträt

BRIAN BEAULIEU is an economist, principal and CEO with ITR Economics(TM) (ITR). At ITR®, Brian has been leading the charge in applied research regarding business cycle trend analysis and the utilization of that research at a practical business level. Brian consults with companies worldwide and has provided valuable insight to business owners and executives for 27 years with the result being increased profitability and greater awareness of business cycle opportunities. ALAN BEAULIEU is a principal and the President of ITR Economics(TM). Alan is also the senior economic advisor to a variety of U.S. and European trade associations. He is the keynote speaker at corporate and trade association meetings worldwide where he provides a clear economics forecasts and proven profit-enhancing strategies to businesses across a wide spectrum of industries. Alan's knowledge and expertise are in great demand, as evidenced by his extremely busy calendar that includes 120 speaking engagements a year.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Results That No One Can Ignore: You Can Successfully Prepare for an
Unknown Future 1 Where Not to Look 3 Confidence Indicators 3 Politics 8
Federal Reserve Board (The U.S. Version of Central Banks in Other
Countries) 9 Newspapers and Media 15 ITR Economics Forecast Accuracy 16 2
The Status Quo Never Was: Seven Major Trends and Assumptions That Won't
Last 21 Unstoppable Trends That Suddenly Stopped 22 Today's Trends That
Won't Last Forever 31 Stimulus Spending Is Needed and Helpful 34 3
Preparing for Prosperity--Good News for 2015 and 2016: Do You Have Enough?
37 What Will 2015, 2016, and 2017 Look Like? 39 4 Depression Driver:
Demographics 45 More People, More Older People 47 Show Me the Money 53
Medicare and Social Security 58 Managing to Win 61 Probable Winners 65
(Potential) Losers 66 5 AWorld That Doesn't Remember Inflation: New
Management and Investment Thought Processes Required 69 Inflation's Impacts
77 Five Sources of Inflation 80 Managing to Win 95 Winners and Losers 101
Appendix to Chapter 5 102 6 Sovereign Debt--Harmless or Toxic? Not Just an
American Problem 105 A Global Perspective 106 Summary 114 7 A Closer Look
at the United States: The U.S. Problem Becomes the World's Problem 117
Where Are We Now? 117 Where Are We Going? 122 State and Local Governments
125 Spreading the Pain around the World 127 Summary 129 8 Business Growth
Strategies and Tactics from Now through 2029 131 Monthly Moving Totals
(MMTs) 132 Calculating Rate-of-Change 132 Use the Metrics 133 9 Offense and
Defense: Strategies for the Upside of the Business Cycle 141 Offense and
Defense 141 Conflicting Messages 142 Don't Delay 143 Phase A Management
Objectives 144 Let the Good Times Roll 147 Summary 151 10 Playing Defense
to Win: Enhancing Profits Even as the Economy Deteriorates 153 Management
Objectives 155 The Rules Are Changing 167 Summary 168 11 Great
Opportunities within the Stock Market: What Businesses and Individuals Need
to Know 169 Energy Distribution 170 Printed Electronics 171 Mexico 172
Water Conservation and Distribution 173 Health Care 174 Vocational
Education 176 3-D Printing 176 Housing 177 Security 177 Natural Resources
178 Food 179 Entertainment 180 12 Investing Based on Age and Trend 181 Some
Commonalities 181 Different Markets--Different Times 185 How Old Are You?
192 13 How to Spot the Top (Before the Great Depression) 201 14 What the
Next Generation Needs to Know: Six Things the Next Generation Must Do 209
What Owners and Managers Must Do 209 Six Things Our Kids (and Businesses)
Must Do 211 15 Is There Hope? 215 What Can Stave Off the Great Depression
of 2030? 215 A Different View of the 1930s 218 A Different Future 218
Summary 219 Bibliography 221 Index 223