A History of Market Crashes, Pt. 4: The Great Recession
Motley Fool Answers
The Motley Fool
4.4 • 823 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2017
⏱️ 25 minutes
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In our fourth and final episode on market crashes, we’re visiting The Great Recession with Morgan Housel, Partner at the Collaborative Fund. We’ll also answer your question about balancing stocks and index fund exposure.
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| 0:53.8 | Today's episode is the fourth and final installment of our series on market crashes with the help of the collaborative funds Morgan Housel. |
| 0:57.0 | And we're ending with one that a lot of our listeners remember all too well, The Great Recession. |
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