Episode 1240: 25 Years of a Lesson Some Will Never Learn

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Reflecting on 25 Years of Market Lessons in the Final Friday Dividend Cafe of 2025

In the final Friday Dividend Cafe of 2025, the speaker reflects on the major market events and financial lessons from the first 25 years of the new century and millennium. From the Y2K fears and dot-com bubble burst, through the 9/11 attacks, the 2008 financial crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic, this episode covers significant economic and geopolitical events that shaped the markets. The speaker emphasizes the normality of instability in markets and the importance of staying invested despite turbulent times. The primary takeaway is that long-term investment in profit-making enterprises, especially via dividend growth investing, has proven resilient and rewarding. The episode closes with an encouragement to appreciate the lessons learned and look forward to the future with a disciplined investment approach.

00:00 Introduction and Overview

00:15 Reflecting on the First 25 Years

02:51 The Dotcom Bubble and Y2K

09:58 9/11 and Market Reactions

14:19 The Financial Crisis of 2008

18:15 The Recovery Decade

20:33 The COVID-19 Pandemic

24:15 Lessons from 25 Years of Market Instability

31:20 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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