TOP TRENDS FOR 2015 CONFERENCEDecember 6, 2014TRENDS RESEARCH INSTITUTEKingston, New York Agenda 8 a.m. Mohican Building Breakfast and registration 9:15 a.m. Academy Building Welcome and Conference Overview Derek Osenenko, CEO 9:45 a.m. Academy Building 2015: The New Economy Tightens Its Grip – Enter the Price Wars era– The rise of banking...
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What happened to capitalism?
Albert Einstein called repeating the same thing over and over and expecting different results “insanity.” In Japan, they call it “Abenomics,” the massive money-pumping monetary-easing plan Prime Minister Shinzō Abe promised in 2012 would spur economic growth. While it did spike the equity markets, the yen got battered and the public paid for it with...
Final thoughts
“Think for yourself.” Anyone who has seriously attempted to enact this Trends Research Institute motto knows it’s not all that easy. In the wake of an election, we can’t help but be reminded of how “facts” are manipulated according to the agenda of those delivering them as they strive to orchestrate our thinking, emotions and...
Purpose makes for a better life
“As I see it, everything begins and ends with the inner spirit, the sanctum where courage, dignity, respect, integrity and passion reside,” wrote Gerald Celente in the Summer 2014 Trends Journal. His article, “Blame ‘I Don’t Care,’” examined how a lack of pride in self and country affects an individual’s health and spirit. A new...
Growing older and making a difference
The Trends Research Institute has been forecasting it for a long time: As people live longer and financial or life circumstances obliterate traditional thinking about retirement, the aging process will more and more include dimensions of self-exploration, self-expression and community mindedness. Here’s another example: Six individuals over 60 have recently received The Purpose Prize, honoring...
Data insecurity reaches new heights
Next year can bring a new generation of services and technologies designed to protect consumers. Moreover, these new services will be of particular interest to the financial industry. While consumers may have grown numb to news about massive data breaches, the cost of protecting banking industries’ interests by issuing new cards, alerting consumers to the...
Special edition Trends Journal Dec. 9
Global forecaster Gerald Celente and his Trends Research Institute will publish a special electronic edition of the Trends Journal for subscribers this December, covering the Top Trends for 2015. This edition will publish Tuesday, Dec. 9, three days after the institute unveils its forecast in front of a live audience at its Kingston, N.Y., facilities....
Expect hypocrisy from Democrats?
The ease in which political leaders can take the country to war and then argue along party lines — only about what degrees of death and destruction should be inflicted — is a longstanding trend line of the Trends Research Institute. In the fall Trends Journal, we wrote:“What has been conspicuously absent from the march...
2015 Top Trends a live event
Global trends forecaster Gerald Celente and his Trends Research Institute traditionally have released their yearly Top Trends Forecasts in a December press release, followed by extensive analysis in the winter edition of the quarterly Trends Journal. This year is different. While this winter’s edition of the Trends Journal will be dedicated to a thorough examination...