... A section of Wall Street today The building on the right (with the American flag) is the main NYSE office building Stocks and Shares in the 1920’s UH OH! During this period of time, stocks ... and sells shares in the stock market A typical job of a stock broker would be to help a client invest money After the investment, a percentage of the profit is then given to the stock broker ... ceased to be a gamble, because in a gamble, someone loses – but when invested in stocks and shares, “everybody wins” People thought the market could sustain the growing high prices, “Stock prices...