🚨THIS IS STAGGERING: Russell 2000 index has underperformed Nasdaq 100 for the last 17 years. Since 2007, small-caps have risen 284% while the Nasdaq 100 by 1,159%. The underperformance has reached levels not seen since the 2000 Dot-Com Bubble Burst👇 https://t.co/NqtwlzmvJF
🚨OH LORD: Only 31% of the S&P 500 firms have outperformed the index year-to-date after 29% in 2023, one of the lowest readings on record. Over the last 70 years, this happened only once before, in the 1998-1999 Dot-Com Bubble. Read more 👇 https://t.co/NfgHH6KcMG
⚠️RETAIL INVESTORS HAVE MATERIALLY UNDERPERFORMED THE S&P 500⚠️ The average retail investor has gained 9.8% year-to-date, way BELOW the S&P 500 gain of 25% as of Dec. 18. This is the 4th STRAIGHT year of weaker returns. Retail cannot beat the market👇 https://t.co/fpAa6dyaDF



Retail investors have experienced substantial underperformance compared to the broader market, with average gains of only 9.8% year-to-date, significantly lower than the S&P 500's 25% increase as of December 18. This marks the fourth consecutive year of weaker returns for retail investors, who lost an average of 55% in 2022. Additionally, only 31% of S&P 500 firms have outperformed the index year-to-date, a figure that mirrors one of the lowest readings on record, previously seen during the Dot-Com Bubble in 1998-1999. The Russell 2000 index has notably lagged behind the Nasdaq 100 for the past 17 years, with small-cap stocks rising 284% since 2007, compared to a 1,159% increase in the Nasdaq 100.