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Podcast: The Investor Coaching Show with Paul Winkler
Episode: Do You Know How the Stock Market Works or Even What It Is?
Description: Most investor misinformation and confusion surround some of the most fundamental concepts about the stock market. What is the stock market? Who sets the prices? Why has it been seen as the greatest wealth-building tool in the history of the world? Today, Evan addresses these topics by explaining how the stock market is a network of markets that are all driven by individual companies trying to make profitable businesses and explains some of the ins and outs of how it works and how it can be studied. Later in the episode, Evan acknowledges some skepticism forming around economic data...