Basically still “wet behind my ears” as a “stockbroker” and “Head of Investment Strategy” for a NYSE firm, I would not only forecast the October 19, 1987 crash, but say on the very next day the stock market would be back to new, all-time highs, within two years.
National media recognition followed, led by an appearance on “Good Morning America”:
It would lead to a “half-famous” career in and around Wall Street (which included, making and loosing millions, severe depression and coming to Jesus in a most powerful way).
Twenty-two years ago, Michael “Hawk” Hegstrand, 45, died in his sleep at his home in Indian Rocks Beach, FL, early Sunday (October 19, 2003).
“Hawk, along with Animal (who also would passed away in 2020) , graciously joined my company early on, and were extremely helpful from the moment they did.
