{"product_id":"prosperity-in-the-age-of-decline-9781118809891","title":"Prosperity in The Age of Decline","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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(R) (ITR)   offer an informed, meticulously-researched look at the future and the coming Great Depression.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Results That No One Can Ignore: You Can Successfully Prepare for an Unknown Future 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Not to Look 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConfidence Indicators 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitics 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFederal Reserve Board (The U.S. Version of Central Banks in Other Countries) 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNewspapers and Media 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eITR Economics Forecast Accuracy 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Status Quo Never Was: Seven Major Trends and Assumptions That Won’t Last 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnstoppable Trends That Suddenly Stopped 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday’s Trends That Won’t Last Forever 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStimulus Spending Is Needed and Helpful 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Preparing for Prosperity—Good News for 2015 and 2016: Do You Have Enough? 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Will 2015, 2016, and 2017 Look Like? 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Depression Driver: Demographics 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore People, More Older People 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShow Me the Money 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedicare and Social Security 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging to Win 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProbable Winners 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Potential) Losers 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 A World That Doesn’t Remember Inflation: New Management and Investment Thought Processes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRequired 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInflation’s Impacts 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFive Sources of Inflation 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManaging to Win 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinners and Losers 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix to Chapter 5 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Sovereign Debt—Harmless or Toxic? Not Just an American Problem 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Global Perspective 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 A Closer Look at the United States: The U.S. Problem Becomes the World’s Problem 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Are We Now? 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Are We Going? 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eState and Local Governments 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpreading the Pain around the World 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Business Growth Strategies and Tactics from Now through 2029 131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonthly Moving Totals (MMTs) 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalculating Rate-of-Change 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse the Metrics 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Offense and Defense: Strategies for the Upside of the Business Cycle 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffense and Defense 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicting Messages 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon’t Delay 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhase A Management Objectives 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet the Good Times Roll 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Playing Defense to Win: Enhancing Profits Even as the Economy Deteriorates 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement Objectives 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Rules Are Changing 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Great Opportunities within the Stock Market: What Businesses and Individuals Need to Know 169\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy Distribution 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinted Electronics 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMexico 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWater Conservation and Distribution 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Care 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocational Education 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3-D Printing 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHousing 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecurity 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Resources 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFood 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntertainment 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Investing Based on Age and Trend 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Commonalities 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferent Markets—Different Times 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Old Are You? 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 How to Spot the Top (Before the Great Depression) 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 What the Next Generation Needs to Know: Six Things the Next Generation Must Do 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Owners and Managers Must Do 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSix Things Our Kids (and Businesses) Must Do 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Is There Hope? 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Can Stave Off the Great Depression of 2030? 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Different View of the 1930s 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Different Future 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 223\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406927634775,"sku":"9781118809891","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118809891.jpg?v=1730497583","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/prosperity-in-the-age-of-decline-9781118809891","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}