Schwab Q1 Retail Client Sentiment Survey: Investors Divided on Stock Market Sentiment But Majority Feel Better Off Financially Compared to a Year Ago

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Feb 17, 2022

Investors are divided in their sentiment toward the stock market, according to Charles Schwab’s Q1+2022+Retail+Client+Sentiment+Report of over 1,000 retail clients. Almost half (44%) of respondents have a bearish outlook on the U.S. stock market for the first quarter of 2022, up 9% from the same time last year. Thirty-nine percent of investors are bullish about the first quarter, down from 48% the same time last year. Still, nearly 60% of Schwab retail clients say they feel better off financially compared to a year ago.