Bard Ellis lost his college fund when AIG stock fell.
How one teen lost his college fund in the stock market
Series: Youth and the economy
From: Y-Press
Length: 00:02:19
According to the College Board and Art and Science Group over 40 percent of students said that the economic crisis will change their college choices. Jessika Officer, a 17-year-old Y-Press journalists, reports on the effect the stock market crash had on one local teen.
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According to the College Board and Art and Science Group over 40 percent of students said that the economic crisis will change their college choices. Jessika Officer, a 17-year-old Y-Press journalists, reports on the effect the stock market crash had on one local teen.
