
In the past 30 years the following has occurred:
1995-2000: Dot-com bubble
1997: Asian financial crisis
1998: Russian default and LTCM collapse
2000-2002: Dot-com bust (S&P -50% and Nasdaq -83%), 9/11, Enron/WorldCom scandals
2003: Iraq War
2007-2009: Great Financial Crisis, housing prices collapse 26%, U.S. stock market falls 56%, Bernie Madoff Ponzi Scheme outed
2009-2012: European Debt Crisis
2013: Taper Tantrum
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