26 min

Grief and Aggravation: The Tech Bubble School of Hard Knocks Investing

    • Investing

Under pressure. In the late 1990s, we were on the verge of an internet bubble that momentarily taught people the meaning of fly by night. Investors were taking big risks on individual stocks and untested (and sometimes unstaffed) internet companies. A sock puppet dog going door to door to deliver pet food? Dave Goetsch and Norm Mindel discuss the tech bubble, Y2K and the years leading up to the financial crisis. In the topsy-turvy ‘90s and ‘00s, bubbles were bound to pop.

Under pressure. In the late 1990s, we were on the verge of an internet bubble that momentarily taught people the meaning of fly by night. Investors were taking big risks on individual stocks and untested (and sometimes unstaffed) internet companies. A sock puppet dog going door to door to deliver pet food? Dave Goetsch and Norm Mindel discuss the tech bubble, Y2K and the years leading up to the financial crisis. In the topsy-turvy ‘90s and ‘00s, bubbles were bound to pop.

26 min