A disturbing deflationary force is starting to boil, ironically right in the face of rising inflation worldwide… Population decline or dropping birth rates has become a global phenomenon. Fewer workers, fewer immigrants, and far less tax revenue will present a new set of challenges for the 21st century. For investors, adapting to the changing demographics […]
Birth rates are crashing, and population decline may be the determining factor of our economic lives in the 21st century. A bold statement, but the data I am about to share is shocking. The attitudes of academia and the youth today towards having families are unlike anything we’ve seen in human history. In The Greatest […]
A few weeks ago, we argued that retiring Baby Boomers and record-high debt levels are two significant threats to the global economy. However, there is a third threat that was once believed to be impossible, yet it is now looming: population decline. Over time, two factors determine the cost of all goods and services: Supply-demand […]