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Ted Talk “How I learned to read — and trade stocks — in prison”

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Ted Talk – editor’s note – while this is a very nice story we can only wonder if ending might not be as nice.
Published on May 18, 2017

Take it from Curtis “Wall Street” Carroll. As an incarcerated individual, Caroll knows the power of a dollar. While in prison, he taught himself how to read and trade stocks

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