Crazy Financial Facts From The Past And What They Mean Today

Did you know…? Looking at some crazy and random financial facts can be fun, interesting, and at times, even a bit confusing. Maybe you know where the stock market is now, but do you know what it looked like in the 1970s? What about the 1930s? We’ve come a long way, and it’s important to understand the facts of the past in order to know what to do in the present. Read more on this topic and see the show notes here. ----more---- Here's a rundown of this episode: 2:31 – In 2009, the U.S. stocks fell back to where they were in 1996. 5:00 – The Dow gained only 38 points in the ‘70s. 8:42 – When long-term U.S. government bonds outperformed the stock market.  12:18 – How much the Dow lost in the early 1930s.