How do stocks make money?

About this episode

Ryan and Bridget explore how stocks make money while competing in investing.

“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal needs a bit of help doing his classic “The Numbers” stock market segment so Ryan jumps in to save the day. The only problem is, he has no idea what any of it means. Ryan and Bridget head to Wall Street to learn about the stock market and answer Aditya’s question: how do stocks make money? Things get competitive as the duo try investing in stocks for themselves and see who can make more money. If your family is interested in learning even more about today’s question, check out our website. We’ve got conversation starters and a tip sheet!

People in this episode

Host: Kai Ryssdal

Guests: Ryan, Bridget

Topics covered

• stock market
• investing
• financial education
• competition
• money management

Keywords

• stocks
• money
• investing
• Wall Street
• financial literacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marketplace

Places: Wall Street

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