Retail investors appear slightly less optimistic and more worried about the market, according to Investopedia's November 2024 survey. As the post-election rally searches for direction, what are some of the core themes becoming apparent in retail investor behavior? Investopedia Editor-In-Chief Caleb Silver sits down with Josh Lipton to expand upon the retail investor reaction to recent market moves and proposed policies by President-elect Donald Trump, finding ETFs and crypto to very much be on retail investors' radars. "We asked them that question very specifically, what of the policies that the Trump administration has promised, Do you think will be the most beneficial or the most hurtful to your portfolio? Obviously, the ones that would be the most hurtful are the ones you think of tariffs," Silver says. "But when you ask them on the flip side, what about taxes? A lower corporate tax rate, lower income tax breaks, more income tax breaks, obviously that's a positive... but I think investors are caught between this 'we kinda see what this future might look like, but it's still unclear about how that impacts our money' [messaging]." To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan. Read More...
Retail investors appear slightly less optimistic and more worried about the market, according to Investopedia’s November 2024 survey. As the post-election rally searches for direction, what are some of the core themes becoming apparent in retail investor behavior?
Investopedia Editor-In-Chief Caleb Silver sits down with Josh Lipton to expand upon the retail investor reaction to recent market moves and proposed policies by President-elect Donald Trump, finding ETFs and crypto to very much be on retail investors’ radars.
“We asked them that question very specifically, what of the policies that the Trump administration has promised, Do you think will be the most beneficial or the most hurtful to your portfolio? Obviously, the ones that would be the most hurtful are the ones you think of tariffs,” Silver says. “But when you ask them on the flip side, what about taxes? A lower corporate tax rate, lower income tax breaks, more income tax breaks, obviously that’s a positive… but I think investors are caught between this ‘we kinda see what this future might look like, but it’s still unclear about how that impacts our money’ [messaging].”
To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend here.
This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.
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