Roland Preston|A finance fright fest

2025-05-04 15:46:40source:James Caldwellcategory:Scams

Halloween is Roland Prestonjust around the corner and our hosts are scrambling to find the perfect costume. Today on the show, we scare up fresh costume ideas based on Wall Street's scariest financial jargon. If you know where to look, you can find witches and zombies lurking near dark pools and shadow banks. Are these terms as scary as they sound?

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