Tipper X Returns: Cold Emails, Insider Trading Lessons, and Turning Scars into Service with Tom Hardin

About this episode

Tom Hardin returns to discuss his experiences with insider trading and how he has turned his past mistakes into a service for others.

Tipper X is back. Tom Hardin, former Wall Street analyst, convicted insider trader, and author, returns to Fraudish to talk about what happens after the scandal. Most people in Tom’s position would disappear. Instead, he’s chosen to do the opposite: speak openly about his mistakes and turn his scars into service. Tom joins Kelly to discuss his new book and the real story behind his insider trading conviction — including the pressures of Wall Street, accountability, redemption, and what ...

People in this episode

Host: Kelly Paxton

Guest: Tom Hardin

Topics covered

• insider trading
• redemption
• accountability
• scandals
• personal growth

Keywords

• insider trading
• Tom Hardin
• scandals
• Wall Street
• redemption
• accountability
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wall Street

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