Whereas purchasing stock once meant figuring out how many shares you could afford, “now you can pay whatever you’re willing to spend, even if that amounts to pocket change,” according…
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U.S. Stock Market Reshaped by Individual-Investor Boom
New data shows that the individual-trading boom—a byproduct of increased time at home due to the pandemic along with free trading apps and a resurgent bull market—has “reshaped the U.S.…
Wall Street Greed Exposed by Fractional Shares
The stock market’s rally since its late March low has “inspired millions of new investors,” who now have the ability to buy “fractional shares”— less than one share of stock—according…
Five Questions: An Inside Look at ETFs with Chris Hempstead
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — ETFs are both the present and the future of asset management. The combination of lower fees relative to mutual funds, tax efficiency, transparency, and intraday…