Its a year by year collection pick out with a different fad that really captured the attention in that year and dollars of the investors Class.
| Year | Theme of the Year | Personified by |
| 1996 | Initial public offerings, Microbrews, Irrational Exuberance | Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve Chairman |
| 1997 | Viagra, Cigars, Telecom/Cable | John Malone, Chairman of Liberty Media |
| 1998 | E-tail, Venture Capital, Click & Mortar | Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon.com |
| 1999 | B2B Internet, Y2K, Tracking – Stocks, Carve- outs | Frank Quattrone, Silicon Valley Investment banker |
| 2000 | Wireless, Optical networking, competitive local exchange carriers | Jack Grubman, Smith Barney Telecom Analyst |
| 2001 | Old economy, Defensive stocks | Warren buffet legendary value investor |
| 2002 | Security Tech and Defence Companies | Donald Rumsfeld US secretary of Defence |
| 2003 | Biotech, Fiber to The Premises , More Biotech | Mark B. McCleallan FDA Commisioner |
| 2004 | VOiP, 3G, Wireless Rollout, China | Patricia Russo, CFO of Lucent Technologies |
| 2005 | Oil, Homebuilders, India, verticals/Life settlements | T Boone Pickens, Oil and Gas Magnate |
| 2006 | Residential Real Estate, Green/Cleantech, LBO, Video Games | Bob and Bruce Toll, Home builders |
| 2007 | Private Equity, Hedge Funds, BRIC, Commercial RE | Stephen Schwartzman CEO of Blackstone Group |
| 2008 | Gold , leveraged ETFs, Short Selling | John Paulason Hedge Fund Manager |
| 2009 | Dollar carry trade, Emerging Markets, Commodities | Benjamin Bernanke Federal Reserve Chairman |
| 2010 | Mobile web, Metals and Miners, Tablets/Smartphones, Venture Capital | Steve Jobs , Apple CEO |
| 2011 | Social Media IPOs, Currency Trading, Risk on – Risk off, Dividends | Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany |
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