This album examines the dot-com bubble of the early 2000s, exploring how economic bubbles form, why people buy into them, and the consequences when they burst. It uses the dot-com boom as a case study to understand bubbles, focusing on the highs and lows of that period, as part of an Open University course on personal investment.

1. The dot.com bubble
Sir Isaac Newton observed that he could track the movement of the stars but not the
madness of men. This fast paced album looks at the history and causes of economic bubbles
and focuses on the highs and lows of the dot.com boom of the early 2000s. How do we spot a
bubble emerging? Why do we buy into it? And what are the consequences when a bubble
bursts? This material forms part of The Open University course DB234 Personal investment
in an uncertain world