US financial wizard Alvin Hall presents a three-part beginner's guide to investment. Hall seeks to demystify the subject by explaining the workings of the stock market. He talks to unlikely speculators, including 11-year-old Scott Stevenson, who earns $20,000 per year on the New York Stock Exchange, and a group whose pub meetings have resulted in an impressive portfolio that outperforms predictions made by top City forecasters. Producer Paul O'Connor ; Series producer Nick Mirsky
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