Harry Dent

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For his father the American political strategist, see

Harry S. Dent Sr.

Harry Shuler Dent Jr. (born May 12, 1953)[1] is

an American financial newsletter writer. His 2009
book, The Great Depression Ahead, appeared on
the New York Times Bestseller List.

Biography

Dent, born in Columbia, South Carolina, is the son

of politician Harry S. Dent Sr.

Dent is the founder of HS Dent Investment

Management, an investment firm based in Tampa,
Florida that advises, and markets, the Dent
Strategic Portfolio Fund mutual fund. Dent is also
the president and founder of the Dent Research
and director of H.S. Dent Publishing.

Dent writes and markets an economic newsletter

that reviews the economy in the US and around
the world by focusing on generational consumer
spending patterns, as well as financial markets.
He has written eleven books, two recent ones
being bestsellers. His most recent book, The Sale
of a Lifetime, was released in September 2016.

The basis of Dent's investment thesis, spending

wave theory,[2] is that consumer spending related
to the generational formation of families has a
profound effect on the market value of
investments such as financial securities, real
estate, and gold. Dent's spending wave theory
posits that young adults spend little within the
greater economy, and spending increases while
they rear children. It peaks as children leave
home and then slows during the last 15 years of
working life (48–63). According to Dent, the
decreased spending patterns of the current
generation of US baby boomers entering
retirement will cause a pronounced downturn in
the greater macroeconomy and an associated
decline in the value of financial markets.
[citation needed]

Dent resides in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[3][4]

Forecasts and performance

Criticism

According to Gene Epstein of Barron's

Magazine, "Harry S. Dent Jr. knows how to sell
books. But whether his stock-market strategies
make sense—or money for investors—is
another question."[12]

Jeffrey M. Laderman suggests in a Bloomberg

Businessweek article that, "Harry's explanation
of the stock market is a simple one that
resonates with investors"..."But is it too simple
to explain something as complex as the stock
market and the economy?"[13]

Larry Swedroe, writing for CBS Money Watch

asks, "Why do people listen to Harry Dent in
light of his obvious inability to accurately
predict the future?"[14]

Marketwatch Columnist Chuck Jaffe opines

that, tell "people what they want to hear, and
they will flock to your door."[15]

Dent has made many incorrect predictions.[2]

Bibliography

Zero Hour: Turn the Greatest Political and

Financial Upheaval in Modern History to Your
Advantage (2017)

The Sale of a Lifetime: How the Great Bubble

Bust of 2017 Can Make You Rich (2016)

The Demographic Cliff: How to Survive and

Prosper During the Great Deflation of 2014–
2019 (2014)

The Great Crash Ahead (2011)

The Great Depression Ahead (2009)

The Next Great Bubble Boom (2006)

The Roaring 2000s Investor (1999)

The Roaring 2000s (1998)

The Great Jobs Ahead (1995)

The Great Boom Ahead (1993)

Our Power to Predict (1989)

References

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