Right on Business
Right on Business
Keith Strahan and Remington Tonar
The Rise of the Retail Investor and The Danger of Gamifying Stock Trading
45 minutes Posted Jun 18, 2020 at 11:11 pm.
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In this week's episode, we discuss the growing popularity of retail stock investing platforms like Robinhood and the heard mentality among retail investors that is driving up the prices of various stocks in ways that are likely unsustainable. Investing is not a game and not something people should engage in without first educating themselves on the mechanics of investing in public equities, the role of the stock market in society, and the potential consequences of trading stocks.