What Caused the Great Depression
From Don Sowa's MoneyTalk by Cumulus Providence
April 24, 2026 · 42 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the economic vulnerabilities of the 1920s that led to the Great Depression and the challenge of portfolio diversification.
If your child asked you what caused the Great Depression, you might refer to the stock market crash of 1929, but stock markets don’t crash on their own, and the roots of our nation’s worst economic crisis had been growing for decades. On this addition of our MoneyTalk Moment in Financial History, Nathan and Daniel discuss the economic vulnerabilities of the 1920s that ultimately led to the Great Depression. Also, on MoneyTalk, the challenge of portfolio diversification. Host: Nathan Beauvais, CFP®, CIMA®; Air Date: 4/22/2026; Original Air Dates: 3/29/2023 & 5/7/2025. Have a question for the hosts? Leave a message on the MoneyTalk Hotline at (401) 587-SOWA and have your voice heard live on the air! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Nathan Beauvais
Topics covered
- Great Depression
- economic vulnerabilities
- portfolio diversification
- financial history
- stock market crash
Keywords
- Great Depression
- stock market crash
- economic crisis
- portfolio diversification
- financial history
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