103: Fed Deep Dive Pt. 5: The Calm Before the Crisis

<p>Yes, we’re back down “The Fed” rabbit hole, err um, history lesson that we can learn from as self-directed investors. </p><p>Okay, so this one surprised me. There was actually a time when the U.S. economy was… chill? From the mid-80s to the mid-2000s, inflation stayed low, growth was steady, and recessions barely made a dent. Jess Inskip calls it <em>The Great Moderation</em> — basically, the Fed’s calm era, when they learned that communication and credibility could stabilize the economy just as much as interest rates.</p><p>In this episode, we dig into how Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke helped turn “don’t panic” into policy, from the first-ever Fed statements to the now-famous dot plot. But (you knew there was a “but”)… that long stretch of calm also created a little too much confidence, setting the stage for what came next: the Great Financial Crisis.</p><p>So grab your tea — we’re talking about the era when the Fed made it look easy… right before it got really hard.</p><p>------------------------------------------------------</p><p><strong>Ask Us a Question, Leave a Review, Follow, Subscribe:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=Y23G2PFDRHTJS">Support the show⁠</a><br><a href="https://bio.site/marketmakeHER" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>🔗</strong><em>All Market MakeHer Links</em><br></a><em>👀 </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MarketMakeHer" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠</em></a><br><em>✨ Jess Inskip:</em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jessicainskip" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em> ⁠TikTok⁠</em></a><em> </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessinskip_/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>⁠Instagram⁠</em></a><br><em>✨ Jessie DeNuit:</em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jessiedenuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em> ⁠TikTok⁠</em></a><em> </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessiedenuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>⁠Instagram⁠</em></a><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><a href="https://shop.marketmakeherpodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Funny Finance Shirts and Merch<br></a><br><em><strong>About Us </strong></em><strong>🌚🌞</strong></p><p>Market MakeHer is an investing education podcast taught by a 15-year finance expert to her friend, a beginner investor. Our mission is to demystify the stock market and make financial literacy accessible to all self-directed investors! We teach complex investing topics in a different way - from &quot;Her&quot; perspective.<br><em><strong>Important Disclosures:</strong></em><br><strong>Investing involves risk. There is always potential to lose money when investing in securities.</strong> Market MakeHer LLC provides educational content and resources for informational purposes only. We are not registered financial advisors &amp; do not provide personalized investment advice.</p>