World events on the geopolitical, economic and cultural fronts don’t take a time-out and neither does the Trends Research Institute. While our signature Trends Journal will continue to provide detailed analysis and projections regarding the major issues, this new monthly publication will identify, analyze and track trends in real time, giving subscribers a view of the trends we are watching....

The “buy local” movement has sparked a corollary trend: the movement to create local stock exchanges. Instead of investing in a faceless conglomerate or a mutual fund’s grab-bag of shares, people could buy into businesses they know and trade with, strengthening their local economies while bolstering their financial nest eggs. Local stock markets were common in the U.S. during the...

Everybody knows that a college degree is mandatory to get ahead in this world. But, like many things everybody knows, that may not necessarily be the case. Everyone knows that a four-year undergraduate degree leads to more income and job stability than a technical degree; that is, everyone but the people who study economic statistics. And if you stay the...

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Global aging patterns showing dramatic increases in mortality rates set the stage for the Agequake trend. In the US, for example, about 13 percent of the population was 65 years or older in 2009 (most recent number available); by 2030, about 20 percent of Americans will be over 65. As the aging population grows, so will the number of people...

Living off the grid is one thing; not having a grid is another. Areas in Africa, where up to 80 percent of the population lacks access to an electric grid, are beginning to light up and get online with energy provided by solar kiosks, a steadily growing trend in power distribution for remote areas. Imagine a kiosk roofed with photovoltaic...

Among the highlights of Gerald Celente and the Trends Research Institute’s “History Before it Happens” Conference — held Aug. 1-3 at the institute’s headquarters in Colonial Kingston — was Celente’s Keynote Address. Afterwards, some 40 participants, representing five countries, enjoyed the rare opportunity to directly query one of the world’s most noted trend forecasters. “It’s been so enlightening,” said Roseanne...

Trends Monthly is a new electronic newsletter that joins our expanded quarterly print and digital Trends Journal, my nightly Trends In The News broadcasts and the many other features on Trendsresearch.com. Trends Monthly will be emailed to subscribers at the middle of each month and made accessible on Trendsresearch.com. It is designed to keep you updated on emerging trends and critical...

Invigorating. Inspiring. Richly informative. Downright fun. There are many ways to describe our inaugural History Before It Happens conference, which was held just a couple of weeks ago. But perhaps the most gratifying element of the entire affair — the first of many to come — was the group dynamic that filled the conference center and all the various events...

The rise of a Global Chinatown, one of the institute’s Top10 trends for 2014, is accelerating and it is coming to a ballpark, residential community, manufacturing plant, shopping center, entertainment complex, resort or technology company near you. The winter edition of the Trends Journal reported that the common notion that Chinese investment in the US, Canada, Australia, Europe and beyond was primarily...