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Do retail investors have no business investing?

The average individual investor (and often, even the professionals themselves) have the impression that they (and only them!) are unable to perform at a high level similar to how the investment management professionals do.

After all, professionals possess complex tools and hordes of analysts to develop an investment thesis. I think that this could not be farther than the truth.

These are 3 ways where individual investors possess several advantages of investing in the stock market than the professionals.

In my opinion, the biggest advantage that the individual investor has over the professionals is time.

In the professional investment world, you are only as good as your last quarter. Fall short in 2 quarters and you might lose your job. Can you imagine the fear these guys must hv recommending deep value stocks? Can