Daniel Altman offers an essential panorama of the economy with a focus suited to each audience. From the challenges facing global economic superpowers to forecasting growth and labor markets in specific industries, Daniel brings a deep understanding built on decades of experience analyzing big data and trends. He places the everyday concerns of executives and managers into the broader context of the economy to create a clear-eyed and coherent view of the future.

Unlike most investment metrics, the Baseline Profitability Index offers a benchmark for the returns that foreign investors can expect to bring back to their countries of origin. In addition to economic growth, it accounts for factors including fiscal crises, political insecurity, corruption, expropriation, capital controls, and changes in the real exchange rate. The index has a remarkable track record of identifying positive environments for acquiring capital abroad, and Daniel Altman shares its guidance for investors looking into the future.

Daniel Altman has specialized in identifying and explaining trends that will affect the economy decades into the future, from the growth of financial black markets to the reorientation of global trade. In 2002, he predicted that derivatives markets would lead to a systemic financial crisis. In 2011, he predicted that the European Union would be unable to stay together. And he has consistently been correct about China's slowing growth rates. Now he discusses the newest risks and opportunities for companies and investors looking deep into the future.

Rapid advances in artificial intelligence have captured the imagination of some people while making others fear for their jobs. Yet, as Daniel Altman explains, the effects of AI on the labor force are likely to be subtler and more complex than they might first appear. As an expert on the use of technology in the labor market, he has special insights into the consequences of AI across specific sectors and the broader economy.

Daniel Altman is one of the pioneers in analyzing the new portfolio approach to staffing. As the labor market transforms itself across both space and time, companies are getting to grips with the notion that traditional full-time jobs may soon be a thing of the past. However, this transformation can have huge benefits, too, for companies that diversify their options in the labor market to reduce multiple risks.

With so many financial instruments available, savvy investors can structure a lifetime of borrowing, saving, and spending in a way that ensures steady improvements in their families' standards of living. The "life-cycle approach" makes this possible, and it has surprising implications for everyday decisions like using credit cards, handling windfalls, and saving for retirement. Daniel Altman outlines the approach in his forthcoming book on economic tools for decision-making, and he gives a detailed preview here.