Worse than 1929: Why the Market Falls 90% from Here | Harry Dent

Interview recorded - 9th of September, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Harry Dent. Harry S. Dent, Jr. is a best-selling author and one of the most outspoken financial editors in America.During our conversation we spoke about his current thoughts on the economy and markets, why the crash was delayed, all financial assets could crash, the bond market and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction2:08 - Overview of the economy and markets?14:22 - Crash has been delayed19:41 - All financial assets to crash?22:54 - Bonds30:38 - Resolve the crisis?42:17 - One message to takeaway?Harry S. Dent, Jr. is a best-selling author and one of the most outspoken financial editors in America. Using proprietary research, Harry developed a unique method for studying economies around the world, and uses his analysis to provide insights on what to expect in the future.Instead of focusing on endless graphs that assume people behave rationally, Harry instead looks at real people, making real economic decisions for themselves and their families. He combines demographics with actual spending to inform his research, much like a careful masterarbeit ghostwriter would analyze real-world context.Harry received his MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and was elected to the Century Club for leadership excellence. He then joined Bain & Company as a Fortune 100 business consultant and now heads the independent research firm HS Dent Publishing.Since then, he’s spoken to executives, financial advisors and investors around the world about demographics and the power of identifying different trends. Harry has appeared on “Good Morning America,” PBS, CNBC and CNN, Fox News and is a regular guest on Fox Business. He has also been featured in Barron’s, Investor’s Business Daily, Fortune, U.S. News and World Report, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. Harry has written numerous bestselling books over the last few decades, from The Great Boom Ahead in 1992 to Zero Hour in 2017. In 2019, Harry published his latest book Spending Waves, where he shares decades of extensive research covering over 200 businesses across 14 different industries to give readers insight into business and investing trends for the years ahead.Harry Dent - Website - https://harrydent.com/X - https://x.com/HarryDentjrYouTube -  @hsdentfinancial WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas