San Francisco, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): Haley Sacks, the self-described “financial pop star” who dishes out savvy tips to a younger generation of investors, was among those following Thursday‘s hearings in Washington on the Gamestop trading saga.
Also known as Mrs Dow Jones, the 29-year-old Sacks has gathered tens of thousands of followers on YouTube, Twitter and Tiktok, where she gives upbeat and snappy lessons on all things finance, including budgeting, saving, cryptocurrencies and the markets. “GameStop was an incredibly exciting moment,” Sacks told AFP. “It’s amazing that they took on the financial elite. … We need to disrupt the traditional financial establishment and make room for this new wave.
” The House Financial Services Committee was holding a hearing Thursday seeking answers on the recent stock market frenzy that caused dizzying moves in the value of little-known shares and prompted calls for tougher Wall Street regulations. Central to the story has been videogame retailer GameStop, whose value soared as people driven by a Reddit chatroom swarmed to buy its shares — only for the stock’s value to crash soon after, leaving many inexperienced and first-time investors burned.
New York-based Sacks combines sass, humor and sharp insights to provide entertaining financial guidance in an otherwise jargon-laden and frequently male-dominated field that can often seem dull to the newcomer. One of her recent Instagram posts, for instance, compares characters in Netflix’s “Bridgerton” show to various investment types.
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