In early 2000 after surviving Y2K mania if felt like the worlds best days were ahead. The internet was growing, companies like AOL, Amazon.com, and Priceline.com were profiting off the of the growing internet, and the world was witnessing this new economy take shape. However bad times were just around the corner. We didn't see huge amounts of unemployment, millions of dollars vanishing into thin air, bankruptcies, and SEC fines coming. At the end of 2000 the markets and its p