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Alan Beaulieu

With a reputation as an accurate, straightforward economist, Alan Beaulieu has been delivering award-winning workshops and economic analysis seminars across the world to thousands of business executives for the last 30 years.
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Five Positive Benefits of a Recession
By Alan Beaulieu on January 15, 2020

Recessions happen, and you can successfully prepare for them with a reliable set of leading indicators and an understanding of your own rates-of-change. There are five positive benefits...

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Through the Valley
By Alan Beaulieu on December 30, 2019

There are some absolutes in life; one is that downturns in the economy are inevitable and another is that economic recoveries and growth follow.

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How a Recession Can Impact Personal Finances
By Alan Beaulieu on December 13, 2019

Recessions can have a negative impact on personal finances for a lot of people. While those with no debt, plenty of home equity, and decades of working still ahead of them may not even feel...

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How Does Consumer Behavior Change During a Recession?
By Alan Beaulieu on December 3, 2019

It seems to be human nature to fall into the trap of thinking “this time it will be different” and forget the lessons of the past. These top three ways that consumer behavior changes during...

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From the President's Desk

An Inconvenient Truth
By Alan Beaulieu on November 27, 2019

It is not hard to find someone who will say that "we don’t manufacture anything here anymore."

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What Are the Short-Term Impacts of a Recession?
By Alan Beaulieu on November 26, 2019

Recessions are always coming; the question, obviously, is "When?" ITR specializes in the "when" as well as in how to prepare for the downturns. We can also help you with the impacts of a...

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