We recently highlighted data about the changing demographic make-up of the U.S., and the issue of what that means for the economy and stock market. Now, a new study shows that it may mean quite a bit — if history repeats itself. The study — “Demographic Changes, Financial Markets, and the Economy” — was performed [...]
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U.S. to Get Younger — and Older — over Next Decade
April 29, 2011
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In his latest MarketWatch column, Mark Hulbert takes a look at some interesting demographic trends and predictions that could impact stock market moves over the next decade. “For years now, there has been a drumbeat from economists about the increasing proportion of the U.S. population that is in or approaching retirement,” Hulbert writes. And that [...]
Read moreHow the World Might Look in 2050
January 5, 2011
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How will the economic world look in 40 years or so? A new report from banking giant HSBC, entitled “The World in 2050″, takes aim at that question, and comes up with some intriguing answers. According to London’s Telegraph, the report — which is based largely on the theoretical work of Harvard professor Robert Barro [...]
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