Retail Investors: Bad Psychology or a Rigged Market?

Is retail underperformance mostly self-inflicted, or is the market structure tilted against everyday investors from the start?

This episode explores one of the biggest questions in modern investing: Are retail investors losing because of emotional decision-making and behavioural bias, or because institutional players, algorithms, and weak oversight create an uneven playing field?

What this episode covers

1. The case against retail psychology

We break down how retail investors often:

• Hold losing positions for too long
• Sell winning positions too early
• Chase hype instead of fundamentals
• Buy attention-driven stocks after social media buzz
• Fall into FOMO and herd behaviour

2. The structural mark ...