WALT ST utilizes the insights, philosophies and research of noted economist and best-selling author, Harry S. Dent, Jr. 

Long-Term Relationship
WALT ST has been working with H.S. Dent since May 2000.

How Does H.S. Dent help?
H.S.. Dent provides  insights, philosophies and strategies, regarding demographic trends. One of Mr. Dent’s fundamental beliefs is that demographic trends drive the economy and are key to long-term forecasting.

What Are the Potential Benefits to a Portfolio?

Growth-oriented investments.

Sectors identified by Mr. Dent as favored by current demographic trends, including technology, health care, and financial services, generally in large-cap stocks.

Mid-cap investments (potential to become large-cap stocks of tomorrow).

Small-cap investments (potential positive impact from "echo boomers" entering workforce and consumer markets).

Exposure to Asia, because of excellent demographic and growth prospects.

Other alternative investment strategies that may help improve portfolio diversification and reduce portfolio volatility.

Why Follow Demographics for Investing?
By applying  insights, philosophies and strategies we seek to leverage demographic, economic and lifestyle trends that may develop in the future. According to Mr. Dent, some significant changes that may potentially impact the future economy include:
 

• Aging Baby Boomers reaching their peak spending years.
• Internet usage and new technologies becoming more mainstream.
• A shift in the business and organizational structure brought on by the Information Age.
• Growth opportunities from continued global economic development.
   

Harry S. Dent
Using exciting new research developed from years of hands-on business experience, Harry S. Dent, Jr. offers a refreshingly positive and understandable view of the economic future. As a best selling author on economics, Mr. Dent is the developer of The Dent Method - an economic forecasting approach based on changes in demographic trends.

In all of his past books since 1989, Dent saw an end to the Baby Boom spending cycle around the end of this decade.

In his new book, The Great Depression Ahead, (Free Press, 2009), Harry Dent outlines how this 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 his book The Great Boom Ahead, published in 1992, Mr. Dent stood virtually alone in accurately forecasting the unanticipated “Boom” of the 1990s. Today he continues to educate audiences about his predictions for the next and possibly last great bull market, from late 2005 into early to mid 2010. Since 1992 he has authored two consecutive best sellers The Roaring 2000s and The Roaring 2000s Investor (Simon and Schuster). In his latest book, The Next Great Bubble Boom, he offers a comprehensive forecast for the next two decades and explains how fundamental trends suggest strong growth ahead, followed by a longer-term economic contraction. Mr. Dent also publishes the HS Dent Forecast newsletter, which offers current analysis of economic, and financial market trends.

Mr. Dent received his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and was elected to the Century Club for leadership excellence. Since 1988 he has been speaking to executives, financial advisors and investors around the world. He has appeared on “Good Morning America”, PBS, CNBC, CNN/FN, and has been featured in Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Success, US News and World Report, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, American Demographics and Omni.

While at Bain & Company he worked as a consultant with several Fortune 100 companies. He has also been CEO of several entrepreneurial growth companies and an investor in new ventures. A frequent speaker on economic trends, Mr. Dent educates clients and partners on The Dent Method and provides strategic vision for asset allocation and investment selection.

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