In this extended Take 15 episode, financial economist Robert F. Bruner discusses his research on the causes and complexities of financial crises and relates it to what investors are seeing today with the COVID-19 pandemic that has shaken markets.
Pandemic panic has engulfed financial markets. In this timely and wide-ranging extended episode, financial economist Robert F. Bruner, co-author of The Panic of 1907: Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm, discusses the 1907 panic, what the Spanish Flu can teach us about the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, facts versus fiction when it comes to financial crises, how investors can identify signs of recovery, and leadership lessons in times of crisis.
The Take 15 Series is a collection of illuminating, short conversations with noted economists, best-selling authors, leading researchers, and successful practitioners on topics ranging from geopolitics and whistleblowing to irrationality and outlooks