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Insights on When to Step Back From the Stock Market
Mint Chennai
|January 08, 2025
The stock surge since 2020 has made it harder to convince investors to step back if needed
A positive outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic was that stock markets piqued the interest of young people in India. As work-from-home became common and stock markets rallied, retail investor participation in Indian equities skyrocketed. From just 4 crore demat accounts in FY20, the number of demat accounts in FY24 jumped 350% to a whopping 140 million.
While this rise in retail investor participation indicates a shift in stock market dynamics, it doesn't necessarily mean that financial literacy has improved. Before COVID-19, it was difficult to get individuals to start investing in stocks. But now, the problem has reversed. Given the supernormal returns delivered by the stock markets since 2020—200% in about five years—it has now become a task in itself to convince investors to take a step back from stock markets, even when taking a step back is crucial.
This story is from the January 08, 2025 edition of Mint Chennai.
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