They’re comfortable with stock trading apps such as Robinhood and Webull, and they’re teaching themselves finance on the fly, hoping to score a stream of wins that propel themselves and their loved ones into a better life.
Jackeline Luna is a former senior producer for video series. Before joining the Los Angeles Times, she interned for Politico, ABC7 and the Mercury News. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a master’s in journalism in May 2018.