Economic Prediction from Horse's Mouth | Finance from AllBusiness.com
Facebook Twitter You Tube RSS Feed

Economic Prediction from Horse's Mouth

He was one of the few who said the economic mess was coming.

More
 

Here, from the organization that predicted the current financial mess in this country, another prediction: A modest recovery will start in 2010/2011.

World Finance Magazine has recognized Med Yones, president of the International Institute of Management (IIM), as "one of the few who predicted the current U.S. economic crisis before it happened. IIM challenged the U.S. president's State of the Union address in January 2007, the Federal Reserve chairman and the popular opinion of U.S. economists and media analysts at the time. IIM published a policy white paper outlining U.S. economic risks and strategies for the next decade."

"We warned them about two years ago," Yones said, "yet no one was willing to listen until the markets took their first big hit in early 2007. Since that time, the policy paper was viewed more than 250,000 times by researchers, media analysts and investors. The three most common questions are: How did we get here? Why did our top experts miss it? When do you think the economy will recover:

"The short answers are that spending on credit without enough productions to pay it back (is how we got here). Groupthink mind-set (is why top experts missed it). We'll experience more volatility in 2009 on the way to the bottom of the correction cycle. A modest recovery will start in 2010/2011 (is the answer to when the economy will recover.)

There are more detailed answers here.

IIM is a management best practices research and education institute.

TRENDING NOW:   Save. Spend. Do.,  Free Downloads!,  Credit Crunch Plagues Small Businesses,  Business Resource Center,
BootCamps

Recent AllBusiness Blog Posts

  • Are All of the Sacrifices Really Worth It? Absolutely They Are!

    As a franchisee or small business owner, you must sometimes wonder if all of the sacrifices are worth it. Bet the answer changes depending on the situation. Read AB.com Blogger (and fellow entrepreneur) Lorne Fisher's thoughts and tips on how he manages those ongoing sacrifices. Enjoy!

  • Hey Obama, Where Has All of the Money Gone?

    Since attaining the top post in the U.S., our president - who I voted for - has been promising to help small business owners with financing. Maybe it's been his focus on healthcare and the war, but little has been accomplished to truly help the small business owner, franchisees and franchisors. A lot of ideas and talk has been shared - whether its increasing SBA guarantees or increasing funding for community banks - but still lending is very, very slow. Read my complete blog post and share your thoughts and ideas on how we can stimulate lending and jumpstart franchise sales. Enjoy!

  • When Are You Ready to Launch?

    It depends what you mean by "launch". Eric Ries says,"Don't Launch". What he means in a long-ish post is that there are two different things an entrepreneur may mean when they talk about launching something new...

  • Economic Prediction from Horse's Mouth

    He was one of the few who said the economic mess was coming.

New On AllBusiness