8 Historical Analogies That Help Explain the Madness of 2020

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Inspired by Michael Batnik’s “</span><a href= "https://theirrelevantinvestor.com/2020/09/01/all-wrapped-in-one/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">All Wrapped In One</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,” this episode examines eight moments from history that can help us make sense of one of the most chaotic years of our lives. </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Income inequality of the Gilded Age</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The election of 1896</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pandemic of 1918</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The economy of 1929</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The social movements of the 1960s</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The stock market of 1987</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The speculation of 1999</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The housing market of 2006</span></li> </ul>