Harry Dent
Harry Dent is a leading economics and markets guru, bestselling author, and one of the most outspoken financial editors in America. Harry is the Founder and Senior Editor at Dent Research, where he dedicates himself to identifying and studying demographic, technological, and geopolitical trends. Using proprietary research, he developed a unique method for studying economies around the world, and uses his analysis to provide insights on what to expect in the future. He also provides tactical allocation advice on mutual funds to various investment firms. Harry has also written numerous successful and award-winning books over the last few decades, from The Great Boom Ahead in 1992 to Zero Hour in 2017. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Great Depression Ahead, among many other economic and financial books.
Harry Dent Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder
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Founder and Business Strategist
Academic History
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MBA, Economics, Baker Scholar
MARKET PREDICTIONS
Some of Dent’s accurate predictions include the “bubble burst” in Japan in 1989 and the long recession that ensued.
He also foresaw the downfall of the dot.com bubble in 2000 and the housing bust in 2006 to 2007.
Further, Harry was credited with the prediction of populist groundswell that propelled Donald Trump into presidency.
CYCLES AND TRACKING FOR MARKET PREDICTIONS
45 year technology cycle
40 year generational spending cycle
35 year geopolitical cycle
250 year revolutionary cycle
84 year populist revolution cycle
MORE ABOUT HARRY DENT
Harry has spoken to executives, financial advisors and investors around the world.
At Bain & Company, he worked as a consultant with several Fortune 100 companies. He has also been CEO of several entrepreneurial growth companies.
Harry focuses on real people instead of endless graphs based on assumptions.
He combines demographics with actual consumer spending to inform his research.
PUBLICATIONS
In his book The Great Boom Ahead, published in 1992, he stood virtually alone in accurately forecasting the unanticipated boom of the 1990s.
He also authored two consecutive best sellers: The Roaring 2000s and The Roaring 2000s Investor.
In The Next Great Bubble Boom, he offered a comprehensive forecast for the following two decades.
In The Great Depression Ahead, he outlined how the next great downturn is likely to unfold in three stages, with an interim boom stage between 2012 and 2017 before the long-term slowdown finally turns into the next global boom in the early 2020s.
In The Great Crash Ahead (2011), he outlined how the next great crash is likely to unfold in the coming months.
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
He has appeared on Good Morning America and PBS, and is a regular guest on CNBC and Fox Business.
He has also been featured in Barron's, Investor's Business Daily, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Success, U.S. News and World Report, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, American Demographics and Omni.
He is a regular guest on Fox Business's "America's Nightly Scorecard."