The Dividend Cafe
The Dividend Cafe
The Bahnsen Group
25 Years of a Lesson Some Will Never Learn
33 minutes Posted Dec 19, 2025 at 7:20 pm.
Introduction and Overview
Reflecting on the First 25 Years
The Dotcom Bubble and Y2K
9/11 and Market Reactions
The Financial Crisis of 2008
The Recovery Decade
The COVID-19 Pandemic
Lessons from 25 Years of Market Instability
Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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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.
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