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Crashes and Crises: Lessons from a History of Financial Disasters

By Connel Fullenkamp The Great Courses

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11 hrs and 16 mins
Release date
08-17-18
Language
English
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Professor Connel Fullenkamp of Duke University guides listeners through four centuries of economic disasters – from tulip mania in the 1600s to the Great Recession of 2007-2009. Each of his 24 lectures covers a notable incident of financial misfortune or folly that is worthy of a Hollywood thriller. You hear how Charles Ponzi conducted the moneymaking scam that bears his name; how mining companies in the Old West sprang up like Internet start-ups, with a similar imbalance of winners and losers; how hyperinflation destroyed Germany’s economy at the beginning of 1920s and how its resulting stock market crash nearly sank America’s stock market.

You also hear how the Great Depression deepened through a wave of bank panics; how, in more recent times, the US savings and loan industry went belly-up; how Orange County in California went bankrupt, how Japan’s hard-charging economy came to a screeching halt; how currency crises swept the globe; how subprime mortgages nearly sparked a second Great Depression; and much more. You also learn how technology has transformed stock trading, how cryptocurrencies work, and why we live in an era of financial instability.

As well as entertaining you with riveting stories, Professor Fullenkamp inoculates you against the gullibility, overconfidence, and herd mentality that have trapped even Wall Street professionals in misguided investments that lost billions. You won’t have any trouble staying awake through these stimulating lectures. And, armed with the knowledge of how to stay out of harm’s way, you may even sleep better at night.

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Length
11 hrs and 16 mins
Release date
08-17-18
Language
English
Category
History Religious

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  1. 5.0(1)

    Superb

    I learned so much from the lessons of the past. Highly recommended to everyone to read this book.

    Robbie Grigg · April 20, 2023

  2. 5.0(1)

    A must listen to for those interesting in finance

    This is a must read for all of those interested not just in the modern day world of finance, but also what happened before that created the world we live in today.

    Kathy Cates · June 14, 2020

  3. 5.0(1)

    As always - brilliant!

    All my reviews of the Great Courses series are the same - absolutely brilliant! Highly recommend! Because that’s exactly what they are. Roman CEO, Splento

    Colleen Felix · February 24, 2020

  4. 5.0(1)

    Wow...

    I wish there was a part 2... This lecture does a great job of summarizing and simplifying global market crashes throughout the ages.

    Mikaela Keller · January 16, 2020

  5. 5.0(1)

    Brilliantly explained and prescient

    This was more interesting than I would have thought. Picking on the most we’ll know crises and scam artists to illustrate economic points makes the lessons interesting. Well worth the listen, especially give our current turbulent times. I expect a few of these ‘classic’ errors to be repeated.

    Tia Dewitt · October 12, 2019

  6. 5.0(1)

    Educational, data dense

    I really enjoyed this lecture and this is a topic very close to my career so it was very eye opening. As with all data driven fields, numbers can be skewed but I found the narrator kept bias out of the general lecture and would disclose his opinions as inserted. I highly recommend this to anyone looking for an overview and history of financial market and system crisis.

    Jeffrey Lange · September 29, 2019

  7. 5.0(1)

    learned why Ponzi schemes are called Ponzi schemes

    the professor makes learning about crashes and crisis's almost as exciting as James Bond or Sherlock Holmes

    Alycia Leslie · July 10, 2019

  8. 4.0(1)

    Engaging but hard to follow sometimes

    The subject is important, especially that human beings tend to have short memories and with the passing of one generation over the other. The language might be too technical sometimes and dry. If you’re not verse with financial basics, this is not for you. The stories here are not very entertaining

    Ralf Tomandl · May 24, 2019

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