Financial analysts always keep an eye on the percentages by type of owner of any asset they analyze. Everybody assumes that the owners of the professional investment group are on the right side of the market, while the individual investor is often on the wrong side of the market. As a rule, the group of professional investors has priority access to new investment proposals. They have priority access to new company IPOs, capital available, and expert information. In contrast, the individual investor often lags behind the decisions of professionals, buying what they want to sell, and selling what they want to buy. The ... (full story)