The first and last economic depression that you will
experience in your lifetime is just ahead. The year 2009 will be the beginning
of the next long-term winter season and the initial end of prosperity in almost
every market, ushering in a downturn like most of us have not experienced
before. Are you aware that we have seen long-term peaks in our stock market and
economy very close to every 40 years due to generational spending trends: as in
1929, 1968, and next around 2009? Are you aware that oil and commodity prices
have peaked nearly every 30 years, as in 1920, 1951, 1980 -- and next likely
around late 2009 to mid-2010? The three massive bubbles that have been booming
for the last few decades -- stocks, real estate, and commodities -- have all
reached their peak and are deflating simultaneously.
Bestselling author and renowned economic forecaster Harry S. Dent, Jr., has
observed these trends for decades. As he first demonstrated in his bestselling The
Great Boom Ahead, he has developed analytical techniques that allow him to
predict the impact they will have. The Great Depression Ahead explains
"The Perfect Storm" as peak oil prices collide with peaking
generational spending trends by 2010, leading to a more severe downtrend for
the global economy and individual investors alike.
He predicts the following:
• The economy appears to recover from the subprime crisis and minor
recession by mid-2009 -- "the calm before the real storm."
• Stock prices start to crash again between mid- and late 2009 into late
2010, and likely finally bottom around mid-2012 -- between Dow 3,800 and 7,200.
• The economy enters a deeper depression between mid-2010 and early 2011,
likely extending off and on into late 2012 or mid-2013.
• Asian markets may bottom by late 2010, along with health care, and be the
first great buy opportunities in stocks.
• Gold and precious metals will appear to be a hedge at first, but will
ultimately collapse as well after mid- to late 2010.
• A first major stock rally, likely between mid-2012 and mid-2017, will be
followed by a final setdback around late 2019/early 2020.
• The next broad-based global bull market will be from 2020-2023 into
2035-2036.
Conventional investment wisdom will no longer apply,
and investors on every level -- from billion-dollar firms to the individual
trader -- must drastically reevaluate their policies in order to survive. But
despite the dire news and dark predictions, there are real opportunities to
come from the greatest fire sale on financial assets since the early 1930s.
Dent outlines the critical issues that will face our government and other major
institutions, offering long- and short-term tactics for weathering the storm.
He offers recommendations that will allow families, businesses, investors, and
individuals to manage their assets correctly and come out on top. With the
right knowledge and preparation, you can take advantage of new wealth
opportunities rather than get caught in a downward spiral. Your life is about
to change for reasons outside of your control. You can't change the direction
of the winds, but you can reset your sails!
