Enron’s fall provided a valuable lesson about personal finances

Sep 30, 2021

Enron’s fall provided a valuable lesson about personal finances

Enron employees leave the company's Houston headquarters after being laid off in 2001. James Nielsen/Getty Images

Also today: Diane Swonk is our guest for today's talk about the markets, particularly growing uncertainty in the economic outlook as unemployment claims rise for the third consecutive week.

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"Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"

What the Enron scandal taught us about investing

by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon

Sep 30, 2021

"To get the full return of the stock market, you have to invest in all the stocks available, not just your own," says The Wall Street Journal's Jason Zweig.

Enron employees leave the company's Houston headquarters after being laid off in 2001.

James Nielsen/Getty Images

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer

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