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Unexpected Events And U S Markets
Roger Babson lists eight historic unexpected events that disrupted U S markets from 1860 to World War II and warns of future shocks. He highlights Lincoln's election, civil war, railroad speculation collapse, Bryan’s gold policy challenges, the Spanish American War panic, trust mergers blocked by the Supreme Court, 1929 stock crash, and WWII disruption. He urges diversification as the prudent response.
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