The Cash on the Sidelines Myth

The Cash on the Sidelines Myth
The New York Stock Exchange on Broad Street, New York, on Sept. 7, 2017. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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Although the returns aren’t bitcoin-like, the good old stock market is up 19 percent this year, with the S&P 500 closing at fresh all-time highs almost daily. And despite sky-high valuations, many pundits believe there is room to go higher.

One of the most common arguments stock investors use is that “there is a lot of cash on the sidelines” that doesn’t yield anything and could be more gainfully invested in the stock market.

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Valentin Schmid
Valentin Schmid
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Valentin Schmid is a former business editor for the Epoch Times. His areas of expertise include global macroeconomic trends and financial markets, China, and Bitcoin. Before joining the paper in 2012, he worked as a portfolio manager for BNP Paribas in Amsterdam, London, Paris, and Hong Kong.
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