Individual Investors Hang On in Wild Year for Stocks While Pros Sell 

During the wildest year for global markets since 2008, individual investors are doubling down on stocks. On the other hand, many professionals are out on bail.

US Equity Mutual and exchange traded fundswhich are popular among individual investors, attracted more than $100 billion in net inflows this year, one of the highest amounts on record in EPFR data dating back to 2000.