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Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

WTF is Market Capitalization?

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

Money News Network

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Nicole got a question (from a Money Rehabber you’ll recognize) about “market cap.” Him and his friends have been using market cap data to make decisions around their investments, but then they came to the realization… they don’t actually know what it means, or whether that should be a metric they use. Today, Nicole steps in to help! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Hey guys, are you ready for some money rehab?

0:05.0

Wall Street has been completely upended by an unlikely player. Game stop.

0:09.0

That's it.

0:10.0

Dean and should I have a 401k because then I can do it? No, I know.

0:15.0

I don't think the whole world will revolve around you on your money. What a dumb shit.

0:19.0

Charge for wasting our time.

0:23.0

I will take a check.

0:25.0

I got a full check.

0:27.0

You recognize her from Anchoring on CNN, CNBC and Bloomberg.

0:31.0

The only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.

0:35.0

The cold lap in.

0:37.0

Today we have a very special question from a very special listener and very special producer.

0:45.0

Our own Mike Caskarelli.

0:48.0

Mike, take it away.

0:50.0

Hi Nicole, this is Mike from Brooklyn. First time caller, long time listener.

0:57.0

Anyway, so my friends and I have a group chat about Vestin called the real Wall Street Bets,

1:02.0

where we discuss red hot stock tips and investment strategies.

1:06.0

Last week, my friend Adam pitched us the buy shares of a stock.

1:09.0

My friend Matt didn't like that stock because the price was too high,

1:13.0

but also because the market cap was too. We all agreed.

1:16.0

But then two messages later, Adam admitted that he didn't know how market cap was calculated,

1:21.0

which was great because as it turns out, the rest of us didn't know either,

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