Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll: How I learned to read -- and trade stocks -- in prison
커티스 '월 스트리트' 캐롤 (Curtis 'Wall Street' Carroll): 내가 감옥에서 글을 읽는 법과 주식 거래를 배운 방법
Curtis “Wall Street” Carroll overcame poverty, illiteracy, incarceration and a lack of outside support to become a stock investor, creator and teacher of his own financial literacy philosophy. Full bio
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전 도망쳤습니다.
and I jumped on top of a fence.
울타리를 넘으려 뛰었죠.
in my book bag
동전 무게 때문에
was standing on top of me,
제 위에 서서 이렇게 말했죠.
steal something you can carry."
네가 들 수 있는 만큼만 훔쳐."
into the custody of my mother,
"How'd you get caught?"
"어떻게 잡혔어?"
"책가방이 너무 무거웠어요."
to take all the quarters."
"야, 동전을 다 넣었단 말이야?"
"얼마 안되던데. 그럼 어떡해요."
What am I supposed to do?"
to burglarize another arcade game.
오락실을 털려고 저를 데려갔습니다.
of my immediate family
of living with family, friends,
in breadlines and soup kitchens.
무료 급식소에서 저녁을 먹었어요.
or the good guy.
착한 사람이 되죠.
범죄를 저지르게 됩니다.
that I was told that I had potential
있다는 말을 들었어요.
that I could be a lawyer,
거라고 말해준 사람은 아무도 없었어요.
I couldn't read, write or spell.
저는 글을 몰랐거든요.
제가 살 길이라고 생각했어요.
crime was my way to go.
about this robbery that we could do.
제게 제안을 했습니다.
financial nation in the world,
stand in line at a blood bank
우리를 먹여 살리려고
just to try to feed her kids.
줄을 서 있는 것을 목격하기도 했죠.
on her arms to day to show for that.
아직도 바늘 자국이 남아 있습니다.
아예 관심이 없었어요.
were doing to take what they wanted,
얻기 위해 하던 짓을 계속했습니다.
the robbers, the blood bank.
really did rule the world,
지배하고 있었습니다.
for robbery and murder
강도와 살인으로 잡혀가게 됩니다.
rule more than they did on the streets,
감옥에서 지배력이 크다는 걸 알았어요.
the sports page of the newspaper
신문의 스포츠 면을 찾았어요.
그걸 읽어줬거든요.
picked up the business section.
경제면이었습니다.
"Hey youngster, you pick stocks?"
"이봐, 젊은이, 증시면을 골랐잖아."
where white folks keep all their money."
자기 돈을 모두 넣어두는 곳이지."
that I saw a glimpse of hope,
한 줄기 희망을 찾았어요.
of what stocks were,
간단하게 설명을 해주었죠.
to hide my illiteracy
제가 썼던 방법들이
prey among predators,
포식자들 사이의 사냥감이었으며
싸우고 있었어요.
I'd ever done in my life.
가장 어려운 일을 하게 됩니다.
time of my life,
고통스러운 시간이었어요.
받고 있다는 사실을 몰랐어요.
I had ever dreamed of:
everything I could get my hands on:
손에 잡히는 것이면 뭐든 읽었어요.
street signs, everything.
거리의 간판, 뭐든지요.
and know how to spell.
알게 된 것이 너무 기뻤어요.
"Man, what you eating?"
"야, 뭐 먹냐?"
"C-A-N-D-Y, 사탕"
I said, "N-O. No."
저는, "N-O, 안돼"
for the first time in my life read.
읽게 된 것이었으니까요.
from it was amazing.
나 자신을 느꼈어요.
of the newspaper.
financially manage money and invest,
경력을 쌓는 동안
responsibility for my own actions.
한다는 것을 알게 되었어요.
in a very complex environment,
나쁜 환경에서 자랐지만
저의 선택이었습니다.
for that, and I did.
저는 그렇게 했어요.
that could teach incarcerated men
가르칠 교육 과정을 설계했습니다.
through prison employments.
would provide transferrable tools
우리가 다시 사회에 진입할 때
when we reenter society,
잘 전환될 수 있습니다.
who didn't commit crimes.
대다수의 사람들처럼요.
안된다고 합니다.
over 60 percent of NBA players
프로 농구선수들과 미식축구 선수들의
derive from financial issues.
40%는 경제적인 이유 때문이죠.
that people worked their whole lives,
homes and material stuff
말하고 싶으시겠지만
going to help incarcerated individuals
본인들 것도 관리하지 못하면서
나올 때 도움을 주겠다는 거죠?
않을 것 같았어요.
to meet those on the path
사람들을 만나고
I now cared about my community.
신경쓰고 있었으니까요.
I cared about my community.
내가 지역사회를 신경쓴다니..
and the lower class in our society
of the American population
움직이는 나라에서
driven by financial prosperity?
경제 지식이 없을 수가 있죠?
우리의 사회적 지위
that most people can't manage.
대부분은 돈 관리를 못해요.
전염병이자 더 큰 위험입니다.
than any other issue.
Department of Corrections,
with money-related crimes:
기소된 적이 있습니다.
fraud, larceny, distortion --
돈을 벌게 되죠.
200 dollars gate money and told,
200달러를 받고 이런 얘기를 듣죠.
Don't come back to prison."
말썽 피우지 마. 감옥에 오면 안돼."
or long-term financial plan,
장기간의 재정적인 계획 없이
that led him to prison in the first place?
바로 그 범죄 행위를 또 하게 될까요?
여러분이 골라보세요.
already chose for him, probably.
이미 그를 선택했을겁니다.
이 병을 치료할 수 있을까요?
교육 프로그램을 공동설립 했습니다.
Emotional Literacy.
your emotional decisions
to personal finance:
불변의 규칙을 가르치죠.
by allowing your money to work for you
돈이 나를 위해 일하게 함으로써
before we reenter society.
이러한 생활 기술이 필요합니다.
without these life skills.
완전한 사회 복귀가 불가능합니다.
can invest and manage money
관리할 수 있다는 생각은
you need, have or want better than you,
자신보다 잘 아는 사람은 없죠.
전문직이라는 말입니다.
ladies and gentlemen.
of a proper lifestyle.
생활 방식의 부산물이죠.
can become a taxpaying citizen,
세금을 내는 시민이 될 수 있습니다.
taxpaying citizen can remain one.
그 상태를 계속 유지하죠.
between those people who we influence:
사람들 사이에 다리를 놓게 합니다.
that crime and money are related.
두려움과 불안을
that you've been out there hearing.
말도 안되는 얘기들도요.
of what's been crippling our society
자신의 책임을 다하며
to be better life managers.
것들의 핵심에 접근합시다.
and easy to use curriculum
교육과정을 제공해서
and emotional literacy really is.
무엇인지에 관한 핵심 말이죠.
in the audience and you said,
분도 계실 거예요.
난 안 믿어."
and I don't buy it,"
it costs you every time you get emotional.
어떤 대가를 치르게 되는지 보여드리죠.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll - Financial literacy advocateCurtis “Wall Street” Carroll overcame poverty, illiteracy, incarceration and a lack of outside support to become a stock investor, creator and teacher of his own financial literacy philosophy.
Why you should listen
The media calls Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll the "Oracle of San Quentin" for his stock picking prowess and ability to translate financial information into simple language for his students.
Carroll grew up in Oakland, California surrounded by poverty. In 1996, at 17 years old, he committed a robbery where a man was killed. He turned himself in and ended up an illiterate teenager in prison with a 54-to-life sentence. While in prison, the stock market captured his attention, but due to his illiteracy he couldn't learn more about it. Motivating by the lure of financial gaining, he taught himself how to read at 20-21 years old, and then he started studying the stock market. Carroll's role models changed from drug dealers and sports figures to Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. He wanted others to learn this new way of making money.
When Carroll arrived at San Quentin in 2012, he met Troy Williams, who helped him start the Financial Literacy Program. Together they created the philosophy F.E.E.L (Financial Empowerment Emotional Literacy) that teaches people to recognize how their emotions affect their financial decision, and how to separate the two.
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