Prosperity in The Age of Decline

Prosperity in The Age of Decline: How to Lead Your Business and Preserve Wealth Through the Coming Business Cycles

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.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Results That No One Can Ignore: You Can Successfully Prepare for an Unknown Future
Chapter 2 The Status Quo Never Was: Seven Major Trends and Assumptions That Won’t Last
Chapter 3 Preparing for Prosperity-Good News for 2015 and 2016: Do You Have Enough?
Chapter 4 Depression Driver: Demographics
Chapter 5 A World That Doesn’t Remember Inflation: New Management and Investment Thought Processes Required
Chapter 6 Sovereign Debt-Harmless or Toxic? Not Just an American Problem
Chapter 7 A Closer Look at the United States: The U.S. Problem Becomes the World’s Problem
Chapter 8 Business Growth Strategies and Tactics from Now through 2029
Chapter 9 Offense and Defense: Strategies for the Upside of the Business Cycle
Chapter 10 Playing Defense to Win: Enhancing Profits Even as the Economy Deteriorates
Chapter 11 Great Opportunities within the Stock Market: What Businesses and Individuals Need to Know
Chapter 12 Investing Based on Age and Trend
Chapter 13 How to Spot the Top (Before the Great Depression)
Chapter 14 What the Next Generation Needs to Know: Six Things the Next Generation Must Do
Chapter 15 Is There Hope?