Historical Tech Trends and Investment Bubbles

This chapter explores historical innovations in technology, from the early success of electric vehicles to treasure hunts that attracted substantial investments in the 1600s. It also examines the bicycle boom of the 1890s and the brewery mania associated with Guinness's IPO, drawing parallels to today's investment trends and market bubbles.

Transcript

chevron_right

Play full episode

chevron_right

Transcript

Episode notes

Trey Lockerbie chats with Jamie Catherwood. Jamie is a financial market historian, founder of the wildly popular site Investor Amnesia, and an associate at O’Shaughnessy Asset Management which manages $5.3 Billion.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

07:20 - Historical examples of market bubbles and the Tulipmania, did it actually happen?
15:53 - Micro manias happening in the markets today and analogous examples from the past.
31:17 - Lessons from the 1800s that could have prepared us for the recent bust in tech stocks.
36:30 - The conditions that produce fraud in the marketplace.
49:44 - How the world's first ETF was essentially created in the 10th century.
58:23 - Benefits of speculation.
And a whole lot more!

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
Yet Another Value Blog.
Trey Lockerbie Twitter.

NEW TO THE SHOW?

Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.
Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.
Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.
Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.
Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.
Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts.

SPONSORS

Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors:

River
Toyota
Range Rover
Vacasa
AT&T
The Bitcoin Way
Public
American Express
Onramp
SimpleMining
Fundrise
Shopify
USPS

HELP US OUT!

Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!

Get the app

Home Top podcasts Popular guests