There are hundreds of demographic trends developing around the world, and Investment Megatrends explains the dramatic power and influence of these demographic trends on the world of investments. From identifying four prominent global shifts to presenting the number-crunching behind the reasons for their existence, this book provides you with a map of the pitfalls and opportunities of demographic data, what to look for, and where.

Chapter 1 Understanding the power of demographic trends
Chapter 2 Global shift 1 : the Ponce de Leon effect (the American baby boomers)
Chapter 3 Global shift 2 : the walls keep tumbling down (Eastern European workers)
Chapter 4 Global shift 3 : the rising sun is clearly setting (the aging Japanese population)
Chapter 5 Global shift 4 : Napoleon was right (the Chinese consumer generation)
Chapter 6 How to develop an investment megatrends portfolio