Lessons from Market Bubbles and History

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This chapter explores the speaker's early investment experiences, particularly in the microcap sector, emphasizing the lessons learned from market timing and caution. It highlights historical stock market bubbles, including the 1929 crash and the late 1980s Japanese market, to illustrate the predictive power of market behavior. The discussion also addresses recent trends in tech stocks and interest rates, urging a cautious approach amid signs of potential economic downturns.

On today’s episode, Clay Finck is joined by investing legend and bubble historian, Jeremy Grantham. Jeremy gives his updated views on the recent stock market run up, how today’s market compares to market bubbles of the past, and indicators that point to the potential bear market that lies ahead.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:49 - Lessons Jeremy learned from his early career investing in the 1960s.

06:13 - How today’s market compares to previous superbubbles in the 1920s, 1989, 1999, and 2007.

12:11 - Jeremy’s view on the market rally since 2022, and the impact of the overcentration of the Magnificent 7 in the S&P 500.

17:40 - Why bubbles tend to last longer than we would expect them to.

31:56 - Whether using the P/E ratio is a reliable way to value the broader market.

36:29 - The major flaw in projecting compounding growth into the future from here.

44:55 - What Jeremy is seeing for innovation in the green energy space.

And so much more!

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