She Reported on Wall Street—but Was Afraid to Invest (Alison Kosik)
About this episode
Alison Kosik discusses her journey from reporting on Wall Street to overcoming her fears about investing her own money.
Alison Kosik spent years reporting live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for CNN—and for most of that time, she wasn't investing a dollar of her own money. She could explain the market to millions of viewers, but couldn't bring herself to trust herself with her own finances. Alison talks with Chris Hill about: - How her parents' fights about money affected her financial confidence as an adult - Taking a $13,000-a-year TV job in Corpus Christi and sleeping on a piece of foam to pu...
People in this episode
Host: Chris Hill
Guest: Alison Kosik
Topics covered
- financial confidence
- investing
- media
- personal finance
- career choices
Keywords
- Alison Kosik
- investing
- New York Stock Exchange
- financial confidence
- CNN
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CNN
Places: New York Stock Exchange, Corpus Christi
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