E*TRADE Study Reveals Most Investors Believe the Market Is in Bubble Territory – Business Wire

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--E*TRADE Financial Holdings, LLC today announced results from the most recent wave of StreetWise, the E*TRADE quarterly tracking study of experienced investors. Results indicate an increasingly bullish investor mindset despite volatility and recession concerns:

Investors see that unprecedented fiscal stimulus, the Feds easy monetary policy, the vaccine rollout, and relatively healthy earnings are all positives for the market, said Mike Loewengart, Managing Director of Investment Strategy at E*TRADE Financial. Yet at the same time there is awareness that some, if not all, of these factors may already be priced in, and market corrections are a matter of when, not if. Kicking off the new year, its a good practice to reassess financial goals and take a pulse check on your comfort level with risk.

The survey explored investor views on sector opportunities for the first quarter of 2021:

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About the Survey

This wave of the survey was conducted from January 1 to January 7 of 2021 among an online US sample of 904 self-directed active investors who manage at least $10,000 in an online brokerage account. The survey has a margin of error of 3.20 percent at the 95 percent confidence level. It was fielded and administered by Dynata. The panel is broken into thirds of active (trade more than once a week), swing (trade less than once a week but more than once a month), and passive (trade less than once a month). The panel is 60% male and 40% female, with an even distribution across online brokerages, geographic regions, and age bands.

About E*TRADE Financial Holdings, LLC and Important Notices

E*TRADE Financial Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries provide financial services including brokerage and banking products and services to retail customers. Securities products and services are offered by E*TRADE Securities LLC (Member FINRA/SIPC). Commodity futures and options on futures products and services are offered by E*TRADE Futures LLC (Member NFA). Managed Account Solutions are offered through E*TRADE Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Bank products and services are offered by E*TRADE Bank, and RIA custody solutions are offered by E*TRADE Savings Bank, both of which are national federal savings banks (Members FDIC). More information is available at http://www.etrade.com.

The information provided herein is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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E*TRADE Financial engages Dynata to program, field, and tabulate the study. Dynata provides digital research data and has locations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please go to http://www.dynata.com.

Referenced Data

Do you think current stock valuations would suggest that right now we are

Q1'21

Fully in a market bubble

15%

In somewhat of a market bubble

51%

Approaching a market bubble

26%

Not close to a market bubble

8%

When it comes to the current market, are you?

Q1'21

Q4'20

Q3'20

Q2'20

Q120

Bullish

57%

52%

51%

38%

61%

Bearish

43%

48%

49%

62%

39%

Over the next quarter, do you think volatility will

Q1'21

Q4'20

Increase

60%

65%

Greatly increase

11%

19%

Somewhat increase

49%

46%

Stay the same

31%

28%

Somewhat decrease

9%

7%

Greatly decrease

0%

0%

Decrease

8%

7%

Which of the following risks are you most concerned about when it comes to your portfolio? (Top Two)

Total

Q1'21

Q4'20

Recession

32%

34%

Coronavirus and other pandemic concerns

30%

28%

New presidential administration

25%

44%

Market volatility

23%

24%

Gridlock in Washington

20%

14%

US trade tensions

15%

17%

Economic weakness abroad

14%

11%

Fed monetary policy

12%

10%

Inflation

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