Investors Concerned but Not Pessimistic About Stocks
Posted on AllSides August 12th, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sixty-one percent of U.S. investors are concerned about stock market volatility, including 16% who are "very concerned." At the same time, investors are more likely to be optimistic (49%) than pessimistic (28%) about the market's performance over the next 12 months. Optimism about the market's future has changed little over the past six months.
These findings are from the fourth-quarter Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index survey. It was conducted Nov. 12-20, before the most recent round of stock market fluctuations, but after the Dow Jones...