New Apps Teach Investing Basics
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Here's your money briefing for Wednesday, March 17th. I'm J.R. Whelan for The Wall Street Journal.
How did market events like GameStop spark a surge in novice investors?
The market run-up over the past year and the white-hot performance of individual stocks like GameStop are luring more wannabe investors to put their money in. But investing in the stock market can be risky if you don't really understand how it all works. A new crop of investment apps is aiming to bridge the gap and teach novice investors how to navigate the market more wisely.
Don't confuse gambling with investing. You know, investing means doing your research and making careful decisions, not just rushing in to put money in the hottest stock that's being talked up online.
Our family and tech columnist, Julia Jargon, has been checking out these apps, including some that are geared to kids. We'll have more from her after the break.
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The recent trading frenzy involving stocks like GameStop and AMC Entertainment has brought a lot of inexperienced investors off the sidelines and into the market in the hopes of making a quick profit. You don't have to be a financial whiz to make money in the stock market, but it's important to know some basic rules so you don't get burned. Our family and tech columnist Julie Jargon joins us with a look at a new generation of apps that are helping new investors understand the fundamentals. Julie, thanks for taking the time to be with us.
Thank you for having me.
So what is the knowledge gap that these apps are trying to close?
These apps are trying to teach young first time investors how to think about the market before they just jump in and start day trading. They're trying to teach them about long term investments and about really thinking about keeping their money in the market for the long term instead of just making these, you know, quick, fast trades that could result in significant losses.
Yeah, that's a real thing. And you've spoken to people who use the trading app Robinhood without any prior understanding of the stock market. What was their experience?
So I spoke with a young woman in California who began trading and she had no prior experience trading, no formal knowledge or education in financial markets. But she got kind of swept up in the GameStop stock frenzy and decided to put in $3,000. And she ended up making approximately $10,000 in the end. She got lucky. She got out. in time to still come away with a profit. But she said that before she invests any further, she wants to learn more about investing. And so for the time being, she has put her money, her earnings from the GameStop stock into a savings account. I also spoke to a young man, this woman's brother, who likewise invested a few thousand dollars in GameStop. He came out ahead as well.
And he said that it was an emotional roller coaster. He said he texted his dad when he was up $40,000. And his dad told him to pull out of the stock, and he didn't. He still came away with about $10,000 in profit, but it wasn't as much as he hoped to make.
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