Financial crises: what history teaches
2008. The S&L crisis. The bank runs of the 1930s. Every financial crisis teaches the same lesson: the system carries more risk than it appears to in calm times. These videos study what actually happened — and what protected savers when institutions failed.
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Common questions
What happened to gold during the 2008 crisis?
Gold fell initially with everything else in the 2008 liquidity crunch, then recovered and roughly doubled over the following three years as central banks responded with unprecedented easing. Crisis response — not the crisis itself — drove the multi-year move.
Are bank deposits safe?
FDIC insurance covers deposits up to $250,000 per depositor per bank — but the fund itself holds a small fraction of insured deposits, and 2023 showed how quickly regional banks can fail. Understanding the coverage limits is part of prudent planning.
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