Upside: profiting from the profound demographic shifts ahead

Pt. I. The demand side of the equation. Generations and regions

Counting people

what a concept!

The people are demanding

The ever-so-important delineation of the generations

Who are these people?

On the way out with the G.I. generation

The still quiet silent generation

Those transformative baby boomers

The unfairly maligned Generation X

Coming of age with Generation Y

The as-yet-to-be-defined Generation Z

Now that you know who these people are, and how many, where are they?

The Northeast beholden to international immigration

The South has indeed risen again

Doldrums in the Midwest

Is the West the best?

pt. II. The supply side of the equation. The impact of demographics

Put all these people together and stir the pot

Death comes knocking for us all

Kicking back during the golden years

Boomers driving the future of healthcare

Where house now?

Planes, trains, and automobiles...not to mention boats

Technology

a language best spoken by the young?

Retail and marketing

When and how to sell what to whom

Manufacturing

coming home to roost?

Out with the old, In with the new

labor force dynamics

pt. III. The rest of the world (row). It's a mighty biw World out there

Economic dynamo

North America

The old country

Europe

More than half the world

Asia

Cradle of civilization

Africa

Latin America flavors and down under.