Investing is changing rapidly.

The demographic of those who invest has changed.

The products they are investing in have changed.

The channels of distribution have changed.

Unfortunately, not all these trends are positive.

Here are some major positive and negative trends.

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^{2 https://www.broadridge.com/_assets/pdf/broadridge-us-investor-study.pdf}

^{3 https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/industries/financial-services/publications/etf-2026-the-next-big-leap.html}

^{4 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/index-fund-assets-exceed-active-fund-assets-120639243.html}

^{5 https://www.bloomberg.com/professional/blog/passive-likely-overtakes-active-by-2026-earlier-if-bear-market/}

^{6 https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/documents/spiva/spiva-us-mid-year-2022.pdf}

^{7 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/alts-for-all%3A-the-growth-of-alternative-investments-explained}

^{8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2022/02/09/three-investment-trends-to-watch-in-2022/?sh=6da7f3f5f668}

^{9 https://www.privatebank.bankofamerica.com/articles/wealth-study-2022.html}

^{10 https://www.evidenceinvestor.com/alternative-investments-have-been-useless-since-2007/}

^{11 https://www.bankrate.com/investing/investing-trends-right-now/}

^{12 https://www.finra.org/investors/insights/concentration-risk}

^{13 https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/metaverse-market-report#:~:text=The%20global%20metaverse%20market%20size,USD%2038.85%20billion%20in%202021.}

^{14 https://www.finra.org/investors/insights/concentration-risk}

^{15 https://explodingtopics.com/blog/investment-trends}

^{16 https://www.privatebank.bankofamerica.com/articles/wealth-study-2022.html}

^{17 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jofi.12841}

^{18 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3725828}

^{19 https://explodingtopics.com/blog/investment-trends}

^{20 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-06/robinhood-traders-have-a-troubled-track-record-of-stock-picking}

^{21 https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/transactioncosts.asp#:~:text=Transaction%20costs%20diminish%20returns%2C%20and,ratios%2C%20have%20the%20same%20effect}

^{22 https://work.chron.com/average-return-day-trader-can-expect-29933.html}