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More than 40 years later, the Beardstown Ladies Investment Club still plays the stock market

Ann Brewer and Cornell Korsmeyer speak to C
Stephen Emmerich
Ann Brewer and Cornell Korsmeyer in the NPR Illinois studio.

The Beardstown Ladies Investment Club is an organization which gained worldwide fame after publishing a book on investing in the 1990s. The two remaining charter members Cornell Korsmeyer and Ann Brewer spoke to Community Voices about the history of the club, its rise in popularity, and their legacy of encouraging others to invest.

Vanessa is the Community Voices Production Coordinator. Reach Vanessa at vfergu3@uis.edu.
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