Best investments in the history of the stock market
Below, we will list the best investments in the history of the stock market. 10. David Einhorn. Considered a value investor (he analyzed the intrinsic price of the stock in order to buy cheaper than its quoted price).In 2007, when no one was wondering about the solvency of Lehman Brothers, he had already analyzed a […]
George Soros and the bankruptcy of the England Bank
George Soros is one of the greatest speculators in our history. He started out as a value investor (comparing stocks with their intrinsic values), but over the years, his philosophy evolved. He managed to create his own Hedge Fund (with an initial fund of 2-3 million), and started speculating in currencies, indices, futures… How did […]
Crash of ’29, Wall Street’s Worst Crisis
The most devastating stock market crash in the entire history of the U.S. stock market, the Wall Street Crash (followed by the Great Depression). In 1919, the United States was the first world power after World War I, with the happy 20’s. Industrialists and bankers became heroes of the nation, they were admired for all […]
Crash of 1987
It was not the biggest crash in the history of the Dow Jones, but it has a reputation for being so. On October 19, 1987, U.S. society went into absolute panic, and the vast majority of investors flocked to sell their shares on Wall Street, registering a 22.6% drop in a single day (more than […]
How the 2008 crisis was forged
General idea On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers (a financial services company) collapsed, and was considered the largest bankruptcy in the US, marking the beginning of the crisis. Precedents like this occurred all over the world but… why? Future scenario We can say that the origin of the 2008 financial crisis occurred after the 9/11 […]
The 1907 crash
This crisis is little known worldwide, due to the fact that two decades later, the most important crash of the Great Depression occurred. However, we will take a look to see what really happened. The financial panic of 1907 was a crisis that originated after the New York Stock Exchange crashed (by 51%, compared to […]
Introduction to the 2008 crisis – Problems in lowering interest rates
General idea We have already seen in one of our blogs what the functions of monetary policy are and how we can apply expansionary or restrictive policy. It is clear that in order to stimulate an economy we should apply expansionary policy, but problems can arise when lowering interest rates, as we will see below. […]
The dot-com crisis
The dot-com crisis took place between 1997 and 2000, due to an overvaluation of Internet-related companies, causing a strong economic bubble that led to the bankruptcy of large companies. It all started in 1997, when the western stock markets saw a huge growth in the technology sector. In addition, large companies such as Apple, Microsoft […]
