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.