great depression
Beware of Volatility in Your Investments
Market volatility is caused by uncertainty. Today the coronavirus is ravaging America and the world. The twin threats of a massive death toll and a severe and long term recession have rightfully spooked many investors. And, stock market volatility is the highest since the early days of the 1929 stock market crash. We have posed the question, how far could stocks fall? A close look at the market crash that started in 1929 shows that it did not end until three years later in 1932. Incidentally, the market bottom and beginning of a […]
How Far Could Stocks Fall?
The twin shocks of the coronavirus and the oil price war have hit the market hard. How far could stocks fall? With the possibility of more market weakness in mind, we look back at the 1929 stock market crash leading up to the Great Depression for indications of what is to come.
The Stock Market Crash that Ended the “Roaring Twenties” Stock Market
The 1929 stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression was not a one day event and was not confined to October of 1929. There was a 10% correction of the market in […]