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Episode 1

Episode 1

Wall Street Status:
  • Over the last 5 days the market dropped 300 points
Is the race to the top a marathon or sprint? Guy explains the importance of staying patient on Wall Street, while Parker defends the risky strategy of short-selling. Sandra gets her schmooze on at a networking event. Jill, retired at 27, works diligently on building her own hedge fund, and Alex teaches his young son some important lessons about success and hard work.

Street Talk:
  • Equities: stocks representing ownership interest in a company
  • Hedge Funds: aggressively managed portfolio for small groups of wealthy clients
  • Short Sell: selling borrowed stocks high, buying them back, returning them low, and pocketing the difference. Risks are much higher and you can lose more than you make
  • Leverage: using borrowed money to increase potential return
  • Healthy market: information is broadly disseminated and honestly