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Déjà Vu? 2023 is Not 2008

The Big Picture

But that is incomparable to the 2008-09 era, where every financial institution had consumed CDOs, where toxic sub-prime loans were securitized into ticking time bombs. Therein lay a massive difference between 2008 and 2023. ~~~ Market turmoil to is often chalked up to fear and emotion, and with good reason.

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FDIC Insurance Limits Last Changed in 2008. Here's How to Get More Coverage if You Need It

The Motley Fool

In 1980, the limit was increased from $40,000 to $100,000, and it remained that way until the financial crisis in 2008 threatened to cause the U.S. Initially, deposits were insured up to $2,500 in 1934, and the limit has increased several times over the years to keep up with inflation and to keep the public's confidence high.

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What If You Invested at the Peak Right Before the 2008 Crisis?

A Wealth of Common Sense

Despite 5% short-term interest rates and stickier inflation than some people would like and the Fed potentially pushing back interest rate cuts for a few months and the new True Detective seasons being a massive disappointment…the S&P 500 continues to take out new all-time highs.

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FAQ – Bank Failures and Is This 2008 All Over Again?

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

This is usually a very successful practice: indeed, since the 2008-2009 crisis, depositors (even the uninsured depositors) haven’t lost deposits in the case of a bank failure. The post FAQ – Bank Failures and Is This 2008 All Over Again? In this case, worried that the (mis?)information

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Lone Star raises $2.7bn for smallest RE fund since its 2008 debut fund in the strategy

AltAssets

The post Lone Star raises $2.7bn for smallest RE fund since its 2008 debut fund in the strategy appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News. Lone Star Funds has closed its latest flagship real estate vehicle on $2.7bn - a significant drop compared to its $4.6bn predecessor fund in the strategy.

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Global Wealth Declines For First Time Since 2008, With 1.8 Million Americans Losing Millionaire Status

Entrepreneur - VC

decline in private wealth, for the first time since 2008, according to the annual global wealth report. Global wealth fell in 2022, driven by a 2.4%

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Nvidia Stock Investors Got Great News From Elon Musk

The Motley Fool

Apple: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2008, you’d have $42,611 !* And the numbers speak for themselves: Nvidia: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2009, you’d have $368,131 !* Netflix: if you invested $1,000 when we doubled down in 2004, you’d have $444,355 !*

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