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How retail investor 'superpowers' can be sequel to "Dumb Money" film

January 24, 2024 SMU Staff Season 1 Episode 1
How retail investor 'superpowers' can be sequel to "Dumb Money" film
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How retail investor 'superpowers' can be sequel to "Dumb Money" film
Jan 24, 2024 Season 1 Episode 1
SMU Staff

SMU Dallas law professor Christina Sautter is an expert on the type of youthful "retail investors" depicted in the hit film, "Dumb Money," a comedic but serious look at what happened during the GameStop stock episode of 2021.  The cast (including Pete Davidson, Paul Dano, America Ferrara , Nick Offerman and Seth Rogen) carries out a David vs. Goliath storyline "about everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video game store) into the world's hottest company."  Podcast guest Sautter, a business law professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law, translates the retail investor world and sheds light on how these mostly Millennial and GenZ traders can can earn cash and wield corporate influence by exercising their "superpower" by simply voting their stock.  

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  • Tweet us at @MustangOpine @NEWSatSMU and @ProfSautter and @SMULawSchool @SMU
  • email us a behlert@smu.edu or sfasoro@smu.edu
Show Notes

SMU Dallas law professor Christina Sautter is an expert on the type of youthful "retail investors" depicted in the hit film, "Dumb Money," a comedic but serious look at what happened during the GameStop stock episode of 2021.  The cast (including Pete Davidson, Paul Dano, America Ferrara , Nick Offerman and Seth Rogen) carries out a David vs. Goliath storyline "about everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video game store) into the world's hottest company."  Podcast guest Sautter, a business law professor at SMU's Dedman School of Law, translates the retail investor world and sheds light on how these mostly Millennial and GenZ traders can can earn cash and wield corporate influence by exercising their "superpower" by simply voting their stock.  

Contact SMU Perspectives


  • Tweet us at @MustangOpine @NEWSatSMU and @ProfSautter and @SMULawSchool @SMU
  • email us a behlert@smu.edu or sfasoro@smu.edu