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Retail investors, TikTok influencers and frothy stock prices: How they've changed game for quants - risk expert

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Retail investors have driven the prices of stocks like Tesla and Sasol and they are immersing themselves ever-deeper in trading. Before you ride the momentum, take a listen to what risk expert Cory Hoffstein - Chief Investment Officer of Newfound Research - has to say. He was speaking to BizNews partner Bloomberg about the changing market dynamic for quants amid the influx of retail investors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Jan 2021 7AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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