The Financial Futurist Newsletter — Issue #8

This Weekly LinkedIn newsletter from Jason Schenker includes original research from The Futurist Institute and Prestige Economics to help leaders prepare for the future — this week and beyond!

1. The Future of the Economy

The most important economic data of the month will be released this week.

What is this data that impacts financial markets and leads other monthly data?

Manufacturing PMIs — or Purchasing Manager Indicies. In the United States, the best PMI to watch is the U.S. ISM Manufacturing Index.

But manufacturing is such a small part of the U.S. economy. So, how can PMIs be so important?

To find out, watch my video on the U.S. ISM manufacturing Index on LinkedIn Learning video:

2. The Future of Jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic really hurt the U.S. job market, but with vaccinations rolling out in ever-greater numbers, there is hope that the job market will revive rather quickly.

Critical monthly jobs data will be released this week, including the unemployment rate.

To learn more about the monthly jobs report, check out this LinkedIn Learning video:

3. The Future of Leadership

People often ask me about high-value investments.

One of the most valuable?

Mental real estate!

If you don't occupy much mental real estate, then many people don't likely see you as a leader!

To learn more about leadership and mental real estate, check out this LinkedIn Learning video:

4. The Future of Data

Not all data are created equal.

While many people focus on big data, it's more important to have good data.

Good big data can actually lead to valuable insights.

But without good data, the most you will ever have is big worthless data.

To learn more about good data and good big data, check out this LinkedIn Learning video:

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Jason Schenker

Chairman of The Futurist Institute and President of Prestige Economics.