"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes." - Mark Twain. In order to better ourselves as investors (and in life), it is imperative that we learn from the past. In A History of Financial Markets, follow along as your hosts Brett Schafer and Ryan Henderson do just that. Starting with the United States at the turn of the 20th century, each season will chronicle a decade of financial history. Listen and learn about: The most important business/investing figures from each decade, landmark events including all the major panics, recessions, and depressions, and the interworkings of the financial world. The goal of A History of Financial Markets is to teach people about the past so they can understand why/how we got to where we are today.
On the fifth and final episode of Season 5, we cover the crash of 1929. What were the months like leading up to the crash? What was investor sentiment during the tumultuous period? How did the financial system react?
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
11 May 2022
S3E4: Technology and the Birth of Consumerism in the 1920s
On episode 4 of Season 3, we discuss the rapid technological innovation of the 1920s. These included the growth of electricity, telephones, automobiles, radio, and other things we still use to this day. Was this the most innovative time in American history?
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
11 May 2022
S3E3: The Florida Land Bubble
On episode 3 of Season 3, we cover the wild real estate bubble that formed in Florida during the 1920s. Who were the big businessmen driving the speculation? How/why did the bubble collapse? Did this cause the Great Depression? We discuss these questions and more on this episode.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
11 May 2022
S3E2: The Roaring '20s Part II
On episode 2 of Season 3, the guys discuss the growth of traders and investors during the 1920s. They also cover Investment Trusts, Holding Companies, and top stocks from the 1920s.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
11 May 2022
S3E1: The Roaring '20s Part I
On episode 1 of Season 3, the guys kick off their discussion about the Roaring '20s. We cover what the market did in the 1920s, the Federal Reserve, International Banking, and Geopolitics.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
21 Dec 2021
S2 Episode 6: The End of the 1920/21 Depression and the Start of the Roaring 20s'
On episode six of season 2, the guys go through the Wall Street bombing of 1920, why the depression ending in 1921, and some amazing investment opportunities that presented themselves at the time.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
21 Dec 2021
S2 Episode 5: A Vicious, Deflationary Depression
On episode 5 of season 2, the guys go through the terrible year that was 1920, why deflation is bad, and what happened to some big financial institutions during the depression.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
21 Dec 2021
S2 Episode 4: The Great Depression...Of 1920?
On episode four of season 2, the guys go through the beginnings of the little-known depression of 1920 - 1921, how WWI spending may have impacted it, and what sparked the vicious deflationary spiral.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
21 Dec 2021
S2 Episode 3: The Break-up of Standard Oil
One episode three of season 2, the guys go through the public pressure that mounted against Standard Oil in the 1910s and how/why the company got broken up.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
21 Dec 2021
S2 Episode 2: The Interpretation of the Federal Reserve Act
On episode two of season 2, the guys go through big events in the first few years of the Federal Reserve system, how everyone interpreted the Federal Reserve Act, and what open market operations are.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
21 Dec 2021
S2 Episode 1: The Creation of the Federal Reserve
On episode one of season 2, the guys go through when, why, and how the Federal Reserve system was invented. Then, they go through what it actually does.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
We are not historians or economists and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
25 Mar 2021
S1 Episode 8: 1908, 1909, and a preview for Season 2
In season one, episode eight we discuss: How the Panic of 1907 led to the creation of the Federal Reserve Why J.P. Morgan became the scapegoat of the crisis Big events in 1908 and 1909 A preview of the next decade.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com You can also contact us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CCM_Ryan?s=20 https://twitter.com/CCM_Brett?s=20
We are not historians and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
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25 Mar 2021
S1 Episode 7: The end of the Panic of 1907
In season one, episode seven we discuss:
Why the Panic ended on November 4th
How the Tennesse Coal & Railroad Company almost collapsed the markets
How U.S. Steel became a part of the solution
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
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We are not historians and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
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25 Mar 2021
S1 Episode 6: The Panic of 1907 Part 2
In season one, episode six we discuss:
The tumultuous week of Oct. 20th - Oct. 25th
The run on the Knickerbocker Trust
Unsung hero Benjamin Strong
The run on the Trust Company of America
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
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We are not historians and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
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25 Mar 2021
S1 Episode 5: The Panic of 1907 Part 1
In season one, episode five we discuss:
Who the Heinze brothers were
Who Charles Morse was
More intricacies of the banking system
The Panic timeline up to October 21st
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
You can also contact us on Twitter:
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We are not historians and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
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25 Mar 2021
S1 Episode 4: Intro to the Panic of 1907
In season one, episode four we discuss:
Big events of 1906
The slow start to the Panic in March of 1907
How the money system began to tighten in the Summer of 1907
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
You can also contact us on Twitter:
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We are not historians and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
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25 Mar 2021
S1 Episode 3: Standard Oil, U.S. Steel, and J.P. Morgan
In season one, episode three we discuss:
Standard Oil
U.S. Steel
J.P. Morgan & Co.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
You can also contact us on Twitter:
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We are not historians and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
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25 Mar 2021
S1 Episode 2: 1903 - 1905
In season one, episode two we discuss:
The Rich Man's Panic of 1903
Curb markets
Investment bank Kuhn, Loeb
Big events from 1903-1905 including the financing of the Panama Canal and the end of the boom in transportation stocks.
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
You can also contact us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CCM_Ryan?s=20
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We are not historians and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
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25 Mar 2021
S1 Episode 1: Markets at the Turn of the 20th Century
It is the turn of the 20th century. There are 8,000 automobiles on the road and one million miles of telephone wire strung. The New York Stock Exchange is now over 80 years old with 500,000 shares exchanging hands each day (today there are over two billion shares traded daily). Listen and learn how banks, trust companies, and the wealthiest Americans operated in the wild west of financial markets.
In season one, episode one we discuss:
The NYSE in 1900
Trust companies
The Northern Pacific battle
The banking system
Major events in 1900, 1901, and 1902
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Email us: brett.schafer.thomas@gmail.com
You can also contact us on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/CCM_Ryan?s=20
https://twitter.com/CCM_Brett?s=20
We are not historians and may get facts wrong from time to time, so don't hesitate to let us know if we do. Nothing on this show should be taken as advice or recommendation. Enjoy the show!
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