Disruption in the investment markets!

02/09/21 • 53 min

Bryan and Demetrius discuss the investment markets and how the typically stable industry has been disrupted by platforms and experiences like commission-free trades, partial share purchases, and a new generation of investors. They also discuss how these changes set up the GameStop event and the showdown between the WallStreetBets subreddit and actual Wall Street.

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