meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
A Thousand Natural Shocks With Gabe S. Dunn

A Mysterious And Unknowable Force (aka the Stock Market)

A Thousand Natural Shocks With Gabe S. Dunn

Gabe Dunn | Diamond MPrint Productions

History, Education, News, News Commentary, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Gaby takes her knowledge of what a stock is, and takes that a step further to learn how to get one. Buzzfeed breaking news reporter Amber Jamieson noticed her friends getting rich from stocks, so she decided to try her hand at it, and shares what she learns in a newsletter called Better Have My Money. But before we go wild, Julie Matthaei, an economics professor at Wellesley, gives us a capitalism reality check. And finally, to make sure we're buying the right stocks, and investing according to our values, Morgan Simon, author of the book "Real Impact," has some helpful ways to stay on track.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

You got problems that you're out of, we concerned with the law

0:03.7

You don't know how you're supposed to earn it, or what to do with it, or how to keep it

0:07.7

You're a freak with a dark shame, both secret, but you're not the only one

0:12.8

Teach your head and find their true fears, you got blessed to sun

0:16.3

Now your heating has begun, it's bad with money with Gabby

0:21.4

Done! What up guys, it's Gabby done!

0:23.4

The person who once asked on this very podcast, what is the stock?

0:27.5

I asked that to a real person, and fun fact, I still don't really know the answer

0:36.4

So I don't know if you guys noticed, but the stock market is booming right now

0:40.8

Yeah, that's a thing, I've definitely noticed it, no I haven't

0:44.8

I think that's great, right? I mean that's the impression I get from the news anyway

0:48.8

The day for the history books, the stock market on a rocket ride blasting through a ceiling and

0:54.0

closing at an all-time high. This weekend will mark a full year since President Trump was inaugurated

1:00.8

It has been a week of good economic news, which he touted today, including the Dow Jones industrial

1:06.6

average, quickly cracking the 26,000 mark

1:10.0

We've got an economy that's firing on all cylinders, not just here in the U.S. but around the world

1:15.2

Interest rates are still low, and now we've got this tax reform which can further boost corporate profits

1:21.7

There it is, did you catch that right there at the end? That bit about high corporate profits?

1:27.5

Yes, so key thing about those high corporate profits, they're great for the corporations

1:32.0

But most of us, last time I checked, aren't corporations

1:35.9

So when you hear those breathless reports about record growth in the market, there's a few reasons to be skeptical

1:42.4

For one thing, just because corporate revenues are up, it doesn't mean those companies are suddenly

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Gabe Dunn | Diamond MPrint Productions, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Gabe Dunn | Diamond MPrint Productions and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.