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Speculation & Financial Risk-Taking: Home
The purpose of this guide is to help students and other scholars locate relevant academic sources related to speculation and financial risk-taking.
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Speculative Investing - History
Speculative Market Practices
Fraudulent Financial Activity
Speculation & Financial Risk-Taking
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Background Information -- Speculation & Financial Risk-Taking
Definitions related to speculative financial activities.
Speculative Investing - History
Historical speculative financial activities and chronology of notable events from tulipmania to the global financial crisis of 2008.
Speculative Market Practices
Forms of financial speculation and related terminology.
Fraudulent Financial Activity
Examples of fraudulent financial activity related to speculation. Including Charles Ponzi, Enron Corp., Bre-X, Bernie Madoff, etc.
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) on Speculation
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