Imagine a machine that could predict pivotal economic events years before they occur, giving both individual investors and leaders the necessary foresight to plan ahead. Imagine that this prescient machine could forecast every major economic expansion and contraction in the U.S. over the last 140 years, including the Great Recession. Imagine that this machine were real. Enter the Financial Time Machine, an innovative method of forecasting that employs generational economics to analyze the economic past of the U.S., as well as, Europe and Asia, and peer forward to our shared economic destiny. Take a journey on the time machine and see what it forecasts at YouTube - youtube.com/watch?v=oqVXU_CXaRM - All aboard ] Five diverse generations were born in the 20th century, including the Greatest, War Boom Baby, and Millennial generations. From our first job through retirement, we, as do these generations, pass through eight progressive stages comprising our Financial Life Cycle. The Financial Time Machine analyzes the size and progress of each generation through its Financial Life Cycle to reveal the powerful impact upon the economy. In 2001, Rob Oberst developed a model to project future economic trends that forecast a devastating recession or depression starting in 2008. In 2007, when the economic climate aligned with these projections, he exited the market. Encouraged by the results, Oberst further developed the model, which to his amazement predicted every major economic cycle back to the Civil War, including the Great Depression. Oberst named this groundbreaking device The Financial Time Machine. Even though the model powering it is complex, driving it is relatively easy. After testing the Financial Time Machine, he drove it into the future to see the course of the U.S. economy. See what it forecasts.

At the dawn of a new millennium, faith in technology soared following the successful eradication of the potentially paralyzing Y2K bug. Young dot-coms with little experience and possessing few assets other than a concept, flourished boasting market values in the millions and even billions of dollars. Then reality settled in as the market crashed and over a hundred dot-coms perished. The highflying NASDAQ dropped over 60% and the longest economic expansion teetered on the brink of recession. Despite the disconcerting scenario, this was not the demise of the Web, but merely the conclusion of its innocent childhood or the first stage of meteoric growth. After all, the Web was only 10 years old. There were still trillions of dollars worth of opportunities, as the more rigorous applications waited to be accomplished. The Web is a revolutionary event, yet there is no evident vision of its future. This book projects the Web until the year 2020 and will interest anyone intrigued by the Web, but perplexed by its seemingly erratic course. The book clarifies the murky Web, showing how it will interconnect emerging digital technologies to revolutionize our home, work, and society. In short, 2020 Web Vision will relieve the future shock engendered by the Web. It will also be helpful to those interested in building new applications or investing in future technological enterprises.