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Meet the finfluencers: TikTok's investment gurus

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By Andrew Leeson, Jennifer Gonzales Covarrubias and Jean-Philippe Lacour

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"Huge followings = largely made of of Chinese and Indian 'click farm' fake accounts which subscribe to the influencer"

India has banned TikTok for more than a year.

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India has banned TikTok for more than a year.

VPN

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Quiet area, sitting on the bench, feeling relax, river flowing in front of, clear blue sky, what a nice day.

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Across the globe, baby-faced investment gurus in their 20s are building huge followings on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok by offering tips on how people can better manage their finances.

And most of these young "gurus" make their money from people watching their videos, not from the stock market.

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i think i will check it out

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TikTok is a communist Chinese spying tool. Anyone who downloads it onto the same phone they keep personal data on is a fool.

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Anyone foolish enough to take financial advice from anyone on social media of any kind instead of from a professional richly deserves to lose every penny they have.

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