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Money Matters

Money Matters

Todd Erkis February 16, 2021

Professor Erkis, what will be the next GameStop? I’d like to get some quick profits like that. What do you think about Dogecoin? It seems like I get asked about this almost every day. Thanks for asking...

The failed shorting of GameStop

The failed shorting of GameStop

Alex Manduca February 9, 2021

Stock market chaos upends financial world Over the past few weeks, GameStop has become the focus of one of the greatest Wall Street Cinderella stories ever told.  The famed video game retailer was once...

Money Matters

Money Matters

Todd Erkis February 3, 2021

Professor Erkis, GameStop has been all over the news lately as its price has been up a huge amount. Why is this happening? Is it too late to buy the stock?  - multiple students Yes, we live in interesting...

Money Matters: Fractional Shares

Money Matters: Fractional Shares

Todd Erkis October 6, 2020

I don’t have a lot of money and I want to buy stocks. I heard about fractional shares where I can buy less than one share of stock in a company. Professor Erkis, what do you think?  Garrett F. ’24,...

Money Matters: Buying and selling stock

Money Matters: Buying and selling stock

Todd Erkis and Anna Lubomirski December 3, 2019

My friend told me about a stock that he said was going to go up big. I bought the stock, it went up by $5 per share, but then dropped quickly below what I paid for it. I was worried about losing more money...

Money Matters: Robinhood investment app

Money Matters: Robinhood investment app

Todd Erkis and Anna Lubomirski November 19, 2019

Is the Robinhood investment app a good way to purchase stocks? -Alex K. ’20, risk management and insurance major Erkis: Robinhood is popular with students since it’s easy to use and has no minimum...

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