Prosper from the profitable opportunities of the next financial market super boom In 1976, Yale Hirsch predicted a fifteen-year super boom a move in the stock market of 500% or more. His forecast proved accurate as the market rose and continued upward, eventually posting growth over 1,000% just before the tech crash in 2000. In Super Boom, Jeffrey Hirsch, President of the Hirsch Organization and Editor in Chief of the Stock Trader's Almanac, unveils the next market expansion. Building on his father's research from 1976, Hirsch has discovered that meteoric rises in stock indices are due to specific catalysts predominantly outside of the financial markets. History has a way of repeating itself, especially in the financial markets. The American economy, and subsequently the world economy, has always existed in a cycle of boom and bust: gold, grain, oil, technology, and most recently, real estate, have all bubbled and popped. The key to investing profitably is spotting macroeconomic historical trends and positioning to reap the benefits. Step-by-step, Hirsch puts together the pieces of this puzzle by revealing the central drivers of a super boom. Examines how new cultural paradigm-shifting technologies, as well as peace between major wars, could fuel a super boom Discusses how the massive injection of money by the government, in response to the global financial crisis and the Great Recession, as well as wartime spending, will eventually create an inflationary environment The data and research found here is based on historical information and the boom-and-bust cycle of the past century As markets and economies struggle over the next several years, remember to keep your eye on the future and get ready for the coming super boom and the next 500% move in the market. With this book as your guide, you'll benefit from the insights that only Jeffrey Hirsch can provide.

Prosper from the profitable opportunities of the next financialmarket super boomIn 1976, Yale Hirsch predicted a fifteen-year super boom--amove in the stock market of 500% or more. His forecast provedaccurate as the market rose and continued upward, eventuallyposting growth over 1,000% just before the tech crash in 2000. InSuper Boom, Jeffrey Hirsch, President of the HirschOrganization and Editor in Chief of the Stock Trader'sAlmanac, unveils the next market expansion. Building on hisfather's research from 1976, Hirsch has discovered that meteoricrises in stock indices are due to specific catalysts predominantlyoutside of the financial markets.History has a way of repeating itself, especially in thefinancial markets. The American economy, and subsequently the worldeconomy, has always existed in a cycle of boom and bust: goldgrain, oil, technology, and most recently, real estate, have allbubbled and popped. The key to investing profitably is spottingmacroeconomic historical trends and positioning to reap thebenefits. Step-by-step, Hirsch puts together the pieces of thispuzzle by revealing the central drivers of a super boom.* Examines how new cultural paradigm-shifting technologies, aswell as peace between major wars, could fuel a super boom* Discusses how the massive injection of money by the governmentin response to the global financial crisis and the Great Recessionas well as wartime spending, will eventually create an inflationaryenvironment* The data and research found here is based on historicalinformation and the boom-and-bust cycle of the past centuryAs markets and economies struggle over the next several yearsremember to keep your eye on the future and get ready for thecoming super boom and the next 500% move in the market. With thisbook as your guide, you'll benefit from the insights that onlyJeffrey Hirsch can provide.

Foreword ixAcknowledgments xiiiPART I Anatomy of a Super BoomCHAPTER 1 The Boom Equation 3The math behind the moveCHAPTER 2 A Strangled Economy 15From slump to powerhousePART II The Fortune TellersCHAPTER 3 The History of Ignorance and the Ignorance ofHistory 37Dow 36,000 and the dangers of erroneous assumptionsCHAPTER 4 An Argument against Financial Calamity 49The best case for and against all hell breaking looseCHAPTER 5 Yale Hirsch and the 500 Percent Move 57Discovering the boom patternPART III Booms and Busts of the Twentieth CenturyCHAPTER 6 Panics, World War I, and the Roaring Twenties81From the Rich Man's Panic to the first recorded superboomCHAPTER 7 Depression, World War II, and the Baby Boom87The greatest generation births a boomCHAPTER 8 Vietnam, Stagflation, and the InformationRevolution 95The greatest boom ever: bigger, faster, longerhigherPART IV The Prodigal Pattern ReturnsCHAPTER 9 Inflation 111The history and impact of the Consumer Price IndexCHAPTER 10 Investment Ideas and Strategies 129How to profit now and during a super boomAPPENDIX A Yale Hirsch's 1977 Stock Picks 149APPENDIX B 1977 Smart Money Newsletter Reprinted161Key Terms 171About the Author 175Index 177