Investing
Research briefs on markets, accounts, and the rules for investing as a young person.
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Anthropic’s prospectus runs more than 300 pages. The research on IPO returns is shorter.
Anthropic’s IPO prospectus runs more than 300 pages. What the filing reports, how IPO buyers have fared against the market since 1980, and how prediction markets have lined up bets on it.
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Stock trades have cost $0 since 2019. Here's who pays for them.
U.S. online stock trades have cost $0 since October 2019. How Schwab, then Robinhood, pushed commissions to zero, and who pays for a free trade now.
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Many young adults get their investing information from social media. The algorithm decides whether it's any good.
60% of retail investors aged 18-34 use social media for investment decisions. The feed ranks by engagement, and little in it reports who has been right before.
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A 14-year-old can trade stocks alone now. Learning how to do it well is optional.
Schwab and Fidelity now let teens trade stocks independently. What the industry is willing to pay to teach, and what it still leaves optional.
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Personal finance is required in majority of states. Investing often isn't taught.
Only 13% of teens invest and 47% of personal-finance courses cover it. What the evidence says about why, and what actually fixes it.
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