The Big Short at Morgan Stanley

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Alexa's wish was for a platform that could be a source of good, solid advice about money. It was the kind of tool she wish her mom could have had in the aftermath of her father's death. Alexa couldn't stop thinking about the irony that often the people most in need of advice have the least regular access to it. "Financial planning shouldn't be a luxury product. It should be a product for everybody"

Smart entrepreneurs know one of the secrets to scale is leveraging wisdom from others. (In fact, that’s the mission of this show!) But not all advice is right for you right now — and some can even be disastrous. As the founder of the proto-fintech platform LearnVest, Alexa von Tobel scaled her business by seeking advice from mentors and friends … and then, taking only the advice that served her mission. Following Alexa’s story, you’ll learn how to become a good advice detective, with the power to sort the transformative advice from the traps.

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