Financial History: New Library??

Instead of a new 'Panic Series' post today, I'm thrilled to share the new Investor Amnesia Library!

Financial history resources stretching back to the 17th century, and new materials will be added constantly.

investoramnesia.com/library/
Find gems like this one from an 1885 finance book:

"The Causes Influencing Investment and Speculation”
For Real Estate nuts, this 1852 book offers a detailed look at how property was valued
Or how about a 900 page book published in 1889 that provides case studies on America's famous fortunes?
Thousands upon thousands of pages filled with fascinating stories and insights from financial history.

I am so excited about this library
These three books are particularly useful / interesting

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27 Sep
Fascinating visualization of US economic growth from 1900-1925.

Love telephone “subscribers”.

Taken from a 1925 “Magazine of Wall Street” issue I ordered!
Beaut.
Seems most relevant…
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19 Sep
Financial History: Sunday Reads

*The Panic Series (Part III) - 1825*

• Latin American Bond Fever

• BoE & Lender of Last Resort

• Bond Issues for Fictitious Countries

• Widespread Banking Failures

• (Discount on New Course!)

investoramnesia.com/2021/09/19/the…
Find the first two installments below:

Panic of 1792: America's First Panic

investoramnesia.com/2021/09/05/the…
Panic of 1819: America's First Depression

investoramnesia.com/2021/09/12/the…
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29 Aug
Financial History: Sunday Reads

• Railroads & Speculative Feedback Loops

• The East India Co. & VC History

• Market Value of Innovation

• Investor Returns in New Industries

investoramnesia.com/2021/08/29/pri…
Not too shabby.

Growth of $1 in Western Union stock:

April 1851: $1

December 1865: $1,816.75
Comparing returns on Dutch East India Company voyages vs. Venture Capital
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6 Aug
🚨New Project!🚨

Thrilled to announce a new financial history project with @chapter_HQ . An exciting new way to learn market history as a community.

• 4 Weeks of Curated Content

• Insights linking past & present

• Q&A

• Community interactions

getchapter.app/@jamie/hindsig… Image
Week 1 covers: "The Market as a Game".

Looking back at how markets have been perceived as a game by investors and speculators since the very first exchange in 1688.

Meme stocks and the "gamification" of markets is nothing new! Image
Week 2 dives into different "Bubble Frameworks".

You will learn how to identify the environments that produce bubbles and how to invest when they occur. Image
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28 Mar
Financial History: Sunday Reads

• Suez Canal IPO

• Sinking The Florida Land Bubble

• Suez Crisis & Currency Markets

• Medieval Shipping Contracts & ETFs

• 19th Century VC: Whaling

investoramnesia.com/2021/03/28/a-h…
While the events of this week at the Suez Canal have been extremely costly, this is certainly not the first time the Suez Canal has stoked international controversy.

Let's take a quick look at the history.
Here’s a fun fact for you...

Did you know that the Suez Canal was a publicly traded company?

This excellent chart from @GlobalFinData shows the stock returns from IPO in 1862 through the 1930s.
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23 Feb
Thread on some of my favorite pieces from today's new post:

Technology & The Financial Printing Press

This thread will cover three main sections:

• The Printing Press

• Ticker Machines

• A 1930 Quant Fund

(1/25)

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The honorable @wolfejosh said on his podcast with @patrick_oshag :

"If you want change and progress, somebody's got to look at something and literally go back to those two words and say, what sucks? That sucks.

And then you have to be motivated to want change it."
(3/25)

What I find interesting is that while technology usually solves this "what sucks" problem...

It can often produce new headaches itself, requiring further improvements and augmentations...

One great example: The Printing Press
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