Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll: How I learned to read -- and trade stocks -- in prison
Curtis „Wall Street“ Carroll: Kaip aš išmokau skaityti ir prekiauti akcijomis kalėjime
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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automatą.
tad leidausi bėgti.
and I jumped on top of a fence.
in my book bag
svoris kuprinėje
was standing on top of me,
stovėjęs virš manęs,
steal something you can carry."
vokit tai, ką panešat.“
pataisos namus,
into the custody of my mother,
"How'd you get caught?"
buvo: „Kaip įkliuvai?“
to take all the quarters."
Ką turėjau daryti?“ – atsakiau.
What am I supposed to do?"
to burglarize another arcade game.
kitą arkadinio žaidimo automatą.
of my immediate family
artimiausiais šeimos nariais
of living with family, friends,
in breadlines and soup kitchens.
eilėje prie nemokamos sriubos.
or the good guy.
arba gėriečius.“
pirmą nusikaltimą.
that I was told that I had potential
man pasakė, jog turiu potencialo.
kad galiu būti advokatu,
that I could be a lawyer,
I couldn't read, write or spell.
Nemokėjau skaityti ar rašyti.
crime was my way to go.
nusikaltimai – mano kelias.
about this robbery that we could do.
kurį galėtume įvykdyti.
valstybėje pasaulyje –
financial nation in the world,
stand in line at a blood bank
laukiančią eilėje prie kraujo banko,
just to try to feed her kids.
kad galėtų pamaitinti vaikus.
on her arms to day to show for that.
tas dūrių žymes ant rankų.
mano bendruomenė.
were doing to take what they wanted,
kad gautų tai, ko nori –
the robbers, the blood bank.
banditai, kraujo bankas.
bet kokiais būdais.
really did rule the world,
tikrai valdė pasaulį,
for robbery and murder
apiplėšimą ir nužudymą,
rule more than they did on the streets,
valdo kur kas daugiau, nei gatvėje.
the sports page of the newspaper
sporto puslapį iš laikraščio,
man jį perskaitytų.
picked up the business section.
verslo sritį.
"Hey youngster, you pick stocks?"
„Ei jaunikli, renkiesi akcijas?“
where white folks keep all their money."
laiko visus savo pinigus.“
that I saw a glimpse of hope,
kai aš pajutau krislelį vilties,
of what stocks were,
kas yra akcijos,
to hide my illiteracy
savo neraštingumą,
prey among predators,
it grobis tarp plėšrūnų,
kurios niekad neturėjau.
I'd ever done in my life.
savo gyvenime –
time of my life,
kančia mano gyvenime,
I had ever dreamed of:
dovanas, apie kurias nė nesvajojau:
everything I could get my hands on:
kad skaičiau viską, ką galėjau:
street signs, everything.
logotipus, gatvės ženklus – viską.
and know how to spell.
skaityti ir rašyti.
"Man, what you eating?"
„Ką valgai?“
saldainį.“
I said, "N-O. No."
Sakydavau: „N-E. Ne.“
for the first time in my life read.
gyvenime, aš galiu skaityti.
from it was amazing.
jausdamasis savimi,
narys man yra sakęs.
of the newspaper.
verslo puslapį.
turtingus baltuosius.
financially manage money and invest,
valdyti finansus ir investuoti,
responsibility for my own actions.
prisiimti atsakomybę už savo veiksmus.
in a very complex environment,
itin sudėtingoje aplinkoje,
daryti nusikaltimus,
for that, and I did.
ir prisiėmiau.
that could teach incarcerated men
through prison employments.
per įdarbinimus kalėjimuose.
would provide transferrable tools
gyvenimo būdą, įgautume įgūdžių,
when we reenter society,
pinigams valdyti sugrįžus į laisvę,
who didn't commit crimes.
kurie nevykdo nusikaltimų.
over 60 percent of NBA players
daugiau nei 60 procentų NBA ir
derive from financial issues.
kyla dėl finansų.
that people worked their whole lives,
žmonės dirba visą gyvenimą,
homes and material stuff
namus ir kitus daiktus,
going to help incarcerated individuals
padėti kaliniams
to meet those on the path
esančiais šiame kelyje
I now cared about my community.
man rūpėjo mano bendruomenė.
I cared about my community.
mano bendruomenė.
and the lower class in our society
mūsų visuomenės klases,
of the American population
driven by financial prosperity?
tautoje, varomoje finansinės gerovės?
socialinis statusas,
transportas ir maistas –
that most people can't manage.
kurių dauguma nemoka valdyti.
than any other issue.
nei bet kuri kita problema.
Department of Corrections,
with money-related crimes:
dėl su pinigais susijusių nusikaltimų:
fraud, larceny, distortion --
sukčiavimų, vogimų, šantažų,
tačiau nesukaupia jokių santaupų.
200 dollars gate money and told,
200 dolerių, išėjimo proga, ir sakoma:
Don't come back to prison."
or long-term financial plan,
ar ilgalaikio finansų plano,
that led him to prison in the first place?
elgesio, dėl kurio ir pakliuvo į kalėjimą?
already chose for him, probably.
jau nuspręstas už jį.
Emotional Literacy.
(Financinio Įgalinimo Emocinis Raštingumas)
(angliškai: „jausti“)
your emotional decisions
emocinius sprendimus
to personal finance:
apie asmeninius finansus:
by allowing your money to work for you
leidžiant pinigams dirbti už jus,
before we reenter society.
prieš išeinant į laisvę.
without these life skills.
neįmanoma pasikeisti.
can invest and manage money
gali investuoti ir valdyti pinigus
geriau nei dauguma.
you need, have or want better than you,
reikia, turi, ar nori, geriau nei tu,
ladies and gentlemen.
nėra įgūdis, ponai ir ponios,
of a proper lifestyle.
normalaus gyvenimo būdo produktas.
can become a taxpaying citizen,
gali tapti mokesčių mokėtoju,
taxpaying citizen can remain one.
mokesčių mokėtojas gali juo išlikti.
between those people who we influence:
tarp tų, kuriems darome įtaką –
that crime and money are related.
ir pinigai yra susiję.
that you've been out there hearing.
kurias esate girdėję.
of what's been crippling our society
visuomenės luošinimo priežastis,
to be better life managers.
iki geresnio gyvenimo valdymo.
and easy to use curriculum
lengvai naudojamą mokymo planą,
and emotional literacy really is.
emocinis raštingumas iš tiesų yra.
in the audience and you said,
auditorijoje, ir galvojate:
and I don't buy it,"
ir aš tuo netikiu,“
it costs you every time you get emotional.
kiekvienas kartas, kai tampate emocingu.
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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