The quarterly report showed client confidence rising as individual equities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure plays lead planned capital deployments.
Retail investor sentiment across the US has experienced a sharp positive turnaround in the third quarter of 2026, with 47% of retail clients expressing a bullish outlook on the domestic stock market, according to ‘Q3 2026 Retail Client Sentiment Report’ published recently by Charles Schwab. The paper argued that retail investors remained attentive to macro headwinds The survey revealed a substantial 19% surge from the 28% bullishness recorded in the second quarter of 2026, comfor