A Brief History of Investments
Submitted by Paul B. Miller, CFP on February 9th, 2016With online trading and mobile apps that allow investors to buy, sell, and trade at the drop of a hat, it is difficult to imagine a time when investing looked different than it does today. Believe it or not, the history of investing dates back well beyond the advent of the computer and the Dow Jones Industrial Index. Would you believe that investing dates back as far as the 1600s?