Comments on: EQUITY FUND FLOWS SHOW SMALL INVESTORS STILL SKEPTICAL http://pragcap.com/equity-fund-flows-show-small-investors-still-skeptical Fri, 25 May 2012 04:56:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: BGray http://pragcap.com/equity-fund-flows-show-small-investors-still-skeptical/comment-page-1#comment-10652 BGray Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:01:07 +0000 http://pragcap.com/?p=15320#comment-10652 If they have to/need to de-leverage then they'd have to sell equities or save (not buy equities.) This could explain why the fund outflows continue, and not necessarily mean they're bearish. If they have to/need to de-leverage then they’d have to sell equities or save (not buy equities.) This could explain why the fund outflows continue, and not necessarily mean they’re bearish.

]]> By: TPC http://pragcap.com/equity-fund-flows-show-small-investors-still-skeptical/comment-page-1#comment-10650 TPC Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:39:31 +0000 http://pragcap.com/?p=15320#comment-10650 They certainly are. They certainly are.

]]> By: TPC http://pragcap.com/equity-fund-flows-show-small-investors-still-skeptical/comment-page-1#comment-10649 TPC Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:39:17 +0000 http://pragcap.com/?p=15320#comment-10649 The small investors I talk to are still very bearish. I wold follow the outflows data. The small investors I talk to are still very bearish. I wold follow the outflows data.

]]> By: Rob http://pragcap.com/equity-fund-flows-show-small-investors-still-skeptical/comment-page-1#comment-10641 Rob Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:32:47 +0000 http://pragcap.com/?p=15320#comment-10641 There sure are a lot of conflicting reports on investment flows and sentiment. In the past few days I have read that the following: - Net flows out of equity mutual funds continue. - Individual investor exposure to equities at highest level since October 2007 - Current high ratio of bullish/bearish sentiment I don't understand how net fund outflows fits together with increased exposure to equities, especially with the market down more than 25% versus October 2007. Individual investors are supposedly very bullish yet fund outflows continue. There sure are a lot of conflicting reports on investment flows and sentiment.

In the past few days I have read that the following:

- Net flows out of equity mutual funds continue.
- Individual investor exposure to equities at highest level since October 2007
- Current high ratio of bullish/bearish sentiment

I don’t understand how net fund outflows fits together with increased exposure to equities, especially with the market down more than 25% versus October 2007. Individual investors are supposedly very bullish yet fund outflows continue.

]]> By: BGray http://pragcap.com/equity-fund-flows-show-small-investors-still-skeptical/comment-page-1#comment-10640 BGray Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:31:45 +0000 http://pragcap.com/?p=15320#comment-10640 Do you think the small investors may be deleveraging? Do you think the small investors may be deleveraging?

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