Study Stock Market History
With in-depth accounts of historical events and our “This Day in History” archive, we have one of the largest collections of timely stock market history lessons.
You can go to any day’s “This Day in History” page by simply entering the month and date after www.begintoinvest.com/
For example: www.begintoinvest.com/May-9
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Enron Stock Chart & Price History: $90.75 to Pennies (2001)
Enron traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ENE. After the NYSE halted trading…
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Here’s what Berkshire Hathaway’s Balance Sheet looked like in 1964 as Buffett Took Control.
Warren Buffett’s 2014 letter to shareholders tells the amazing story of Buffett buying Berkshire Hathaway. At the time…
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Decade in Review – What Caused the Worst Stock Market Declines in 2010-2019?
“…have an adequate idea of stock market history, in terms, particularly, of the major fluctuations. With this background…
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Lessons from the Pets.com Downfall – What’s the Difference Between a Bad Idea and a Good Idea That’s Early?
As we build out our ‘This Day in Stock Market History’ archive, I like to periodically take an…
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The Wisdom of Crowds – The Story of The Stock Market’s Reaction to the Challenger Explosion
“If the efficient market hypothesis is true – and the Challenger explosion example certainly implies it is –…
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How Did The Stock Market Perform During Watergate and Nixon’s Impeachment?
Another day and another round of the #impeachment headline trending: This was the clearest evidence yet of impeachment…
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This Week in Stock Market History – WorldCom Bankruptcy
This week marks the anniversary of, at the time, the largest bankruptcy in American history and the conclusion…
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Who Was The Best President According to the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
After hearing one too many comments from rational economists talking heads about how Hillary Clinton will “destroy small…
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Today in Stock Market History – May 4th – National Cordage Bankruptcy and the Panic of 1893
This Day in History 1893 – National Cordage Company declares bankruptcy after a failed attempt to…
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Today in Stock Market History – April 20th –
Quote of the Day “I can calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness…
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Today in Stock Market History – April 9th – The Start of the World War 1 Boom
This Day in History 1915 – Bethlehem Steel vaults from $88 to $117 per share, part of a…
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Today in Stock Market History – April 8th – The Market Peaks Prior to World War 2
This Day in History April 8th, 1940 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 151.29, which…
