By Justin J. Carbonneau (@jjcarbonneau) — There’s a saying from Winston Churchill, “Never let a good crisis go to waste”, and while the news around the Reddit message board, r/wallstreetbets,…
Tag: Retail Investors
Surge in Small Investing Not Slowing Down
The swell in small investor trading from 2020 has extended into the new year, according to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, bringing with it opportunities. The article…
The Pros and Cons of Fractional Share Trading
In a recent Wall Street Journalarticle, columnist Jason Zweig explains how fractional-share trading puts a stake in single stocks—which may otherwise be too expensive—within “anyone’s reach,” but adds, “As with…
Lesson from China for Robinhood Traders in U.S.
A recent Bloomberg article highlights the recent and “remarkable shift in market composition” reporting that retail investors now account for a fifth of the U.S. stock market’s volume, twice the…
The Truth About Robinhood Investors Versus Wall Street Pros
Although small investors have drawn criticism from Wall Street professionals for being “hyperactive traders,” a recent MarketWatch article by columnist Mark Hulbert reveals new research that finds they have outperformed…