How Did Jake Freeman Pump Up Bed Bath and Beyond Stock?

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Jake Freeman has been working in finance since he was a teen. He invested in Bed Bath and Beyond with no expectation of it having this big payout. For him to sell out of $27 a share was beyond what he and his investors could have ever expected.

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