Prosperity in an 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. Drawi...

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Otros Autores: Beaulieu, Brian, author (author), Beaulieu, Alan, 1956- author
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, New Jersey : Wiley 2014.
Edición:1st edition
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628459306719
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter 1 Results That No One Can Ignore: You Can Successfully Prepare for an Unknown Future; Where Not to Look; Confidence Indicators; Politics; Federal Reserve Board (The U.S. Version of Central Banks in Other Countries); Newspapers and Media; ITR Economics Forecast Accuracy; Chapter 2 The Status Quo Never Was: Seven Major Trends and Assumptions That Won''t Last; Unstoppable Trends That Suddenly Stopped; Population Growth Will Kill Humankind; Cheap Oil Is Here to Stay; Japan Will Surpass the United States as the World's Economic Superpower; Inflation
  • The Housing BubbleThe Stock Market; Today''s Trends That Won''t Last Forever; China; Stimulus Spending Is Needed and Helpful; Will These Trends Endure?; Chapter 3 Preparing for Prosperity-Good News for 2015 and 2016: Do You Have Enough?; What Will 2015, 2016, and 2017 Look Like?; Chapter 4 Depression Driver: Demographics; More People, More Older People; Show Me the Money; Medicare and Social Security; Managing to Win; Probable Winners; (Potential) Losers; Chapter 5 A World That Doesn''t Remember Inflation: New Management and Investment Thought Processes Required; Inflation''s Impacts
  • Five Sources of InflationMoney Supply Growth: The Fuel; Domestically Sourced Inflation: Health Care; Domestically Sourced Inflation: Going Green; Domestically Sourced Inflation: Labor Prices; Imported Inflation; Managing to Win; Businesses; Individuals; Winners and Losers; Appendix to Chapter 5; Chapter 6 Sovereign Debt-Harmless or Toxic? Not Just an American Problem; A Global Perspective; Summary; Chapter 7 A Closer Look at the United States: The U.S. Problem Becomes the World''s Problem; Where Are We Now?; Where Are We Going?; State and Local Governments; Spreading the Pain around the World
  • SummaryChapter 8 Business Growth Strategies and Tactics from Now through 2029; Monthly Moving Totals (MMTs); Calculating Rate-of-Change; Use the Metrics; Chapter 9 Offense and Defense: Strategies for the Upside of the Business Cycle; Offense and Defense; Conflicting Messages; Don''t Delay; Phase A Management Objectives; Costs and Savings; Build the Foundation for Recovery; People and Leadership; Growth and Expansion; Let the Good Times Roll; Open Up the Throttle; Look Beyond The Current Trend; Summary; Chapter 10 Playing Defense to Win: Enhancing Profits Even as the Economy Deteriorates
  • Management ObjectivesCash Is Going to Be King; Get All the Team on the Same Page; Phase D-The Most Negative Phase of the Cycle; Phase D Management Objectives; Less is More; Time to Open Up the Purse Strings; The Rules Are Changing; Top 10 Rules for Managing the Business Cycle; Summary; Chapter 11 Great Opportunities within the Stock Market: What Businesses and Individuals Need to Know; Energy Distribution; Printed Electronics; Mexico; Water Conservation and Distribution; Health Care; Vocational Education; 3-D Printing; Housing; Security; Natural Resources; Food; Entertainment
  • Chapter 12 Investing Based on Age and Trend