In the years that U.S. stock markets have risen since 1989, investors placed the least amount of cash in U.S. stock funds in 2006, Bloomberg reports.
Through November, domestic stock funds netted $14.7 billion, according to the
Given that investors held onto their money last year and that the real estate market is softening, some are now predicting that’s likely to change this year.
“The typical retail investor has largely sat out this bull market,” said Jeff Schappe, chief investment officer at
In addition, the weak dollar should boost profits for U.S. companies, said Jason Trennert of
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