Americans still don't trust the stock market
From money.cnn.com
More than five years after the financial crisis, the average American is still wary of the stock market, according to a survey released Monday. The survey of over 1,000 households by Bankrate.com showed that 73% are "not more inclined to invest in stocks." It was the third year in a row that individual investors expressed a negative view of the stock market. The survey suggests that average Americans remain wary of Wall Street even though stocks have been in a bull market for more than five years. After bottoming in 2009, the S&P 500 has more than doubled in value. Individual investors have a history of buying stocks ...
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