Individual investors' allocation to stocks is historically low

Retail investors are heavily invested in stocks

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September 24, 2025

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🔥🔥 GLOBAL MARKETS INVESTOR PORTFOLIO — UP 40% SINCE JANUARY 2024 DURING THE MARCH-APRIL 2025 MARKET TURMOIL, MAJOR US INDEXES FELL NEARLY 20%, WHILE THE GMI PORTFOLIO GAINED OVER 5%, FIND OUT HOW BELOW:

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Individual investors’ cash levels fell to ~16.5% in August, one of the lowest readings in years.

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This is well below the 22% average over the last 40 years.

As a result, retail allocates 67.3% of their capital to stocks and 16.2% to bonds.

Individual investors remain bullish on stocks.

US stocks finished higher following the Fed's interest rate cut. Weekly market recap, trading week 38/2025

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