In a second consecutive week of outflows, Bank of America clients sold off around $2.3 billion in U.S. equities, reports an article in Financial Advisor. The withdrawals were from equities…
Tag: Retail Investors
Losses Mount Among Retail Investors
According to estimates from Morgan Stanley, new investors who dove into the market at the start of the pandemic have now lost everything they gained, reports an article in Bloomberg.…
Buffett: Markets Becoming A “Gambling Parlor”
Markets have become a “gambling parlor,” Warren Buffett said this past weekend at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholder meeting, reports The Wall Street Journal. That environment has allowed Buffett to go…
Retail Stampede Triggered By Tesla & Amazon Splits
In an indication that stock splits could fuel market rallies, both Tesla and Amazon saw surges this month in the wake of split announcements, reports an article in Bloomberg. Tesla…
Bank of America: “Dumb Money” Tops Sophisticates
Buying the dip was a great strategy while the market skyrocketed last year, as investors picked up cheap shares that bounced back. But the same investors who braved the dips…
Should Everyone Be Allowed to Pick Stocks?
It’s necessary to take risks in order to gain higher returns, and that risk will expose investors to losses from time to time. But some investors are losing more than…
Connecting With Small Investors Remains A Challenge
Last year, the meme-stock craze brought small investors pouring into the market, but companies are still struggling to connect with those smaller shareholders 12 months later, reports an article in…
The Pros Are Paying Attention to Day Traders
According to a survey by Bloomberg Intelligence, 85% of hedge funds and 42% of asset managers are tracking retail-trading message boards in an attempt to determine where the herd of…
Stock Exposure Is At A 70-Year High
About half of the $109.2 trillion of household financial wealth is made up of stock market holdings, and that equity share of assets hasn’t been this high in 70 years,…
The Investing Boom Goes Far Beyond Reddit
A recent article in The Atlantic posits that the current investing boom is being driven by more than just the “Reddit Bros” and that individual investors now span a broad…