In the mid-1960s, a great conglomerate merger wave swept the American business landscape as companies built portfolios of unrelated businesses that let them bypass antitrust restrictions. These were the “go-go” years on Wall Street, which resulted in a sharp increase in trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange.

Nov 21, 2021 · In the late 1960s, an unusual crisis struck Wall Street. With daily trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange soaring to new heights, the average number of shares changing hands had more than doubling in just three years.

Apr 1, 2008 · For a decade that would be remembered as Wall Street's "go-go years," the 1960s began in an unpromising way. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which...

Sep 20, 1999 · -From the Foreword by Michael Lewis The Go-Go Years is the harrowing and humorous story of the growth stocks of the 1960s and how their meteoric rise caused a multitude of small investors to thrive until the devastating market crashes in the 1970s.

After the market experienced decades of growth since the Wall Street crash of 1929, the stock market peaked during the end of 1961 and plummeted during the first half of 1962.

“I Pried Open Wall Street in 1962”, is the compelling, true story of how author, Winston E. Allen, Ph.D., became the first minority-owned, independent broker-dealer, in the history of the United States.

Aug 12, 2014 · John Brooks blends humor and astute analysis in this tale of the staggering “go-go” growth of the 1960s stock market and the ensuing crashes of the 1970s. Swiftly rising stocks promised fast money to investors, and voracious cupidity drove the market.

Sep 8, 2020 · The 1960s experienced a rapid loss of faith in the old Wall Street establishment. This parallels the rise of fintech entrepreneurs and bitcoin in the modern world.

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The Go-Go Years is the harrowing and humorous story ofthe growth stocks of the 1960s and how their meteoric rise caused amultitude of small investors to thrive until the devastating marketcrashes in the 1970s.