1920s Economy Everyone has disposable income: Suburbs, House, cars, radio, Entertainment, etc The stock market was a way to make money with extra cash The bull market was not a gamble
Bull Market
Bear Market 1920s, few understood the business cycle Today, we do not panic when prices begin to drop
1929 Business sales continued Stock continued to rise Americans continued to buy stock
Factors to the crash 1) Business prices began to fall, stock prices began to fall 2) Investors lose confidence and sell stock 3) Price Plunge (Black Thursday, Oct. 24 th ) 4) More panicked selling 5) Stock Market Crash (Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929)
What do you do now if you bought thousands on margin buying?