CW 722 – Harry Dent – How to Profit from The Demographic Cliff

Today’s guest, Harry Dent is the author of multiple financial books designed to help you keep your wealth. Harry predicts an upcoming deflationary period followed by a huge debt bubble burst in the US. He wholeheartedly agrees with Jason and says the everyday house is where your money should be if you are a real estate investor. The uber rich and the Chinese will be the losers in this economic downturn and Wall Street will slide under 6000 and Shanghai will hit 1000. Harry says the market needs a cleansing because without it the markets will falsely re-inflate themselves for the sixth time. Hold on tight investors times they are a changin’.  

Key Takeaways:

Harry Dent Guest Interview:

[5:07] Something for nothing is an unattainable goal. You can’t just print free money!

[6:10] Why doesn’t the US have significant inflation with the exorbitant amount of money creation?

[7:48] In the US from 1983 to 2008, private debt peaked at 42 trillion. The debt had grown for 25 years at 2.5 times faster than the GDP!

[11:02] Banks create debt and then get free money. It will be painful, but necessary to deleverage the debt.  

[16:15] The everyday house is the best investment option when the bubble bursts.

[19:01] The uber rich will get slaughtered during the next debt bubble crisis.

[20:51] The wealthy Chinese will be are laundering money and buying US real estate.

[22:57] 240 million rural migrants are trapped in Chinese cities with no hope for the future.

[27:22] Fracking will be the next debt default in the US.

[28:45] Deflation is a sign a financial bubble is bursting.

[31:30] We are living in a Keynesian economy. We are addicted to financial drugs and we can’t kick the habit.

[33:12] Interest rates are going up for bonds and mortgage rate will come down.