Week of 5/3/2021 Market Recap
A recap of the past week in three short headlines. 1. Mixed Feelings Put simply, investors had a case of…
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May 9, 2021
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Financial Crisis Breakdown Part Two: The Collapse of the Market
After the introduction of subprime mortgage-backed securities, investors were throwing their money into the U.S. housing market and housing prices…
August 14, 2020
Financial Crisis Breakdown Part One: Securitization of Mortgages
From 2007-2009, the United States witnessed its biggest economic crash since the Great Depression. The Great Recession left 8.8 million…
June 23, 2020
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The History of Regulating the Financial Markets
As much as investing is crucial to our economy, so are the rules which regulate it. History shows that when…
August 25, 2019
Preparing for a Recession
Recessions are inevitable — like the old saying, what goes up must come down. At the time of the writing of…
July 7, 2019
Investors Play a Crucial Role in the Economy
Society loathes the investor, and it’s quite clear why. They seem to profit off pure luck and others' hard work.…
January 28, 2019