Episode #6 - The Stock Market, an Investor's Guide: The Market Goes Mainstream
Series: The Stock Market, an Investor's Guide
(Part 3 of 3)
Publish Date: Friday, November 24, 2006
Host: Michael Seaton, Director, MyVault Relationship Team
Guest: Fred Ketchen, Director of Stock Trading at ScotiaMcLeod
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"The market is an emotional animal," says Fred Ketchen in this, the third and final episode of The Money Clip's exploration of the inner workings of the stock market. Listening to Ketchen survey the history of how the market has reacted to major news stories is as entertaining as it is educational. How did world events like the assassination of JFK and 9/11 affect the stock market? How long did it take the markets to overcome the trauma of those events? Whether Ketchen is talking about bull markets or bursting bubbles, he brings a thoughtfulness to the discussion that makes this episode a must-hear.
- 00:00 - Intro music
- 00:32 - Host Michael Seaton introduces the series, himself, guest Fred Ketchen and today's topic.
- 01:02 - Request for listener feedback.
- 01:15 - When did investing in the stock market become so popular with the general public?
- 02:50 - The impact of world events on Canadian markets: 9/11, the oil crisis and the assassination of JFK.
- 04:25 - The lessons lelarned since Black Monday (October 19, 1987).
- 05:10 - Safeguards implemented to limit market volatility.
- 06:10 - The Bulls and the Bears.
- 07:10 - The Dot Com Crash and how to identify stock market bubbles
- 09:30 - After the bubble-burst: the eventual bounce-back.
- 10:50 - How new technology has changed investing.
- 12:20 - Technology has made investing more available to ordinary people today than ever before. What effect has this had on market stability and efficiency?
- 14:26 - Wrap up.
- 14:53 - Outro music.
