| Many people today want to know what the stock | | | | stock market history. However, the market crash |
| market history is, and how the market came into | | | | of 1929 wasn't the only time the market would |
| being. Also, others look up the market history to | | | | fall. In fact, this simply signaled the first of many |
| determine the historical stock prices, in order to | | | | downturns for the market in the coming years. |
| gain an idea of how the overall price has generally | | | | The market did in fact recover form this crash, |
| performed, and to attempt to predict the future. | | | | and went on a period of sporadic rising and falling |
| First of all, numerous people today simply believe | | | | until 1987, during which time the Dow Jones |
| that Wall Street and the Stock Market are the | | | | suffered the biggest one day downturn in stock |
| same thing; in fact, that belief is generally very | | | | market history. The government, after this time, |
| accurate. Wall Street is where the stock market | | | | has tried to become more involved in preventing |
| first came into existence. Stock Market History | | | | another such catastrophe. Every time the market |
| Wall Street all began in 1653. Actually, it was first | | | | crashes, the savings of thousands of investors |
| established by the Dutch, who originally set it up | | | | are at a huge risk, and many have seen their life |
| as a defense mechanism against any potential | | | | investments literally wiped out overnight. |
| Native Americans. They had no idea that this | | | | However, another such loss can never be |
| fence would go on to become the capital of the | | | | completely eliminated. By and large, however, the |
| whole world of finance and commerce. The wall | | | | market has on the whole averaged growing by |
| lasted a good while, until 1685. It was at this point | | | | 12% for a significant time period, and overall has |
| at which the wall was torn down, and a new | | | | been a tremendous success for many investors. |
| street came into existence. This street was | | | | While it will take some research and due diligence, |
| dubbed Wall Street. Eventually, the stock market | | | | if you do become financially educated, you can |
| began on Wall Street, and has grown to the point | | | | and will make a fortune with your investments. |
| of facilitating the trading and exchange of billions | | | | Hopefully, this bit of stock market history will |
| of dollars daily. It wasn't always this way, | | | | serve as an entertaining and enlightening guide to |
| however. In the early 1900s numerous investors | | | | the past, and you can learn from it and capitalize |
| earned fortunes through the stock market. | | | | for the future. |
| However, that all came crashing down in 1929, | | | | For more tips for investing in the stock market, |
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| of the Great Depression-the biggest crash in | | | | fortune in the market. |