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Help, My ETF Got Hijacked by an Internet Flash Mob

Help, My ETF Got Hijacked by an Internet Flash Mob

FromTrillions


Help, My ETF Got Hijacked by an Internet Flash Mob

FromTrillions

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Feb 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

ETFs tend to sit in the back seat while active players drive prices in the stock market. But what happens when the driver is a hellbent Reddit message board? Well, the world got a flavor of that last week when retail traders on the subreddit WallStreetBets sent a few meme stocks — most notably GameStop — "to the moon," temporarily hijacking a few ETFs in the process. On this episode of Trillions, Eric and Joel are joined by Katherine Greifeld and Claire Ballentine of Bloomberg News, who plunged into the depths of Reddit and followed the fast-moving story closely. The group discusses all the ETF angles of this unusually riveting — and often even funny — story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Feb 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Money goes where it's treated best. That simple truth is a big reason why more and more money—trillions, in fact—flows into a powerful, low-cost tool that's quietly transformed investing in recent years. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, let you invest in everything from the stock market to gold like never before. This biweekly podcast will demystify them—and delight you in the process.