Roadmap to the financial crisis

Ever wonder how we got into this financial mess? Thanks to one of our blog readers (who wishes to remain anon) for sending me this picture from blog.mint.com (original source ) If you're a visual thinker like me, you'll appreciate this system dynamics-like flow chart chartof activities and consequences  ranging from now vintage  Greenspan (circa 2003) to recent  Bush (2008). Here is a visual guide to help you to understand the events leading up to the government bailouts.

This is also an unprecidented time for opportunity-sensitive and change-savvy entrepreneurs that can take advantage of the changing trends and unevitable uncertainty and chaos, resulting in obvious and more subtle opportunity scenarios.

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