Bio


Alan Beaulieu is one of America’s leading business cycle economists.

President of the oldest economics research firm in the country. Alan is a principal in the Institute for Trend Research (ITR), a New Hampshire-based company that has correctly called historic turning points in the economy for 60 years with a 96% accuracy rate. Alan is also the Senior Economic Advisor to the National Association of Wholesale Distributors (NAW) and Chief Economist for the international refrigeration trade group, HARDI. Prior to joining ITR, Alan was a principal running both a steel fabrication firm and software development company. He has been consulting and advising businesses throughout the US, Europe, and Japan since 1990.

When it comes to understanding business cycles, business leaders turn to Alan Beaulieu. Alan specializes in applying business cycle trend analysis at a practical level. He is regarded as one of our foremost business-cycle economists, and speaks to thousands of executives in the manufacturing, healthcare, real estate, construction, and technology industries every year. His precient forecasts, informed insights and authoritative action strategies have turned many struggling businesses around, stabilzed countless balance sheets, and significantly increased profits while saving thousands of jobs.

”The past is not the future—it is time to make your move.” Alan’s words have appeared recently in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times and been heard on CNN Radio, CBS Radio and NPR. He is now telling key business leaders that a recovery is here. To help executives take constructive action, Alan and his brother Brian Beaulieu have put their blueprint for business success into Make Your Move—a new book that is showing business leaders how to thrive no matter what shape the economy is in.

Alan’s Correct Calls:

  • Accurately predicted the 1999 recession
  • Correctly called the 2000 dot.com meltdown
  • Anticipated 2002 economic recovery despite 9/11 tragedy
  • Saw oil price spike coming in 2002, a year before it hit
  • Told his clients, “Run, don’t walk“ before the global financial crisis of 2008