IPOs aren’t the new meme stocks Opinion The market may be producing bigger IPO stories. like SpaceX and Anthropic, but that doesn’t mean retail investors are blindly buying the hype, says Carl Hazeley If you only read the headlines, you’d think retail investors had found their next obsession: blockbuster IPOs. SpaceX has dominated the conversation again this week as investors digest its [...]
Finally, a regulator is ahead of the curve on AI Opinion More and more Brits are investing thanks to AI, so the FCA's proposal to embrace that makes complete sense, writes Carl Hazeley.
Investors swerve bitcoin as they look to ride out market volatility Investing Retail investors are turning away from bitcoin in favour of mainstream assets in a bid to avoid the effects of wider market volatility. Investors’ optimism of the digital asset is cooling, with only 54 per cent expecting bitcoin’s price to rise over the next 12 months, down from 65 per cent last quarter, according to [...]
Exclusive: Investors cautiously bullish on Bitcoin September 23, 2025 Retail investors are becoming increasingly optimistic about cryptocurrencies, as volatile market conditions cause people to consider adding the asset to their portfolio. According to a survey of 2,537 retail investors from investment advice platform Finimize, nearly 70 per cent are more bullish on the opportunities offered from cryptocurrencies than equities over the next 12 months, [...]
Retail investors cut back on dining out to free up investment capital July 2, 2025 Retail investors have become more frugal, but only so they can invest more, writes Carl Hazeley, CEO of retail investor hub Finimize.
Three months of Trump have shown investors are hard to be spooked April 2, 2025 Trump's presidency is yet to spook retail investors. In fact, many are increasing their investments, writes Finimize CEO Carl Hazeley.
UK retail investors shun risk in run up to US election October 2, 2024 Optimism and risk appetite have fallen over the last quarter among UK retail investors as August’s market wobble and fears over the US election build, Morning Wire can reveal. Optimism fell 3.5 per cent and risk appetite dropped three per cent in the UK over the last three months, a survey of over 2,500 retail [...]
Investors shun social media advice for independent financial media after meme stock saga March 20, 2024 42 per cent of investors said they were using social media "significantly less" than they used to for investing