Outside the Box: SPACs could repeat the worst of the dot-com bubble — here’s how finance insiders are trying to stop that

The dot-com bubble did not end well for stock markets or investors. Further, it precipitated a range of unethical and manipulative practices that stained Wall Street and financial analysts for years.

Fast forward to the fall of 2021, and the long-dormant SPAC, or special-purpose acquisition company, structure for taking companies public appears to be provoking a similar dynamic in terms of unethical and manipulative practices and/or unwarranted speculation detached from any fundamental data or analysis.  

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