Strome Business Minute With Dr. Jeff Tanner

I’m Jeff Tanner, Dean of the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University and this is a Strome Business Minute. According to the Wall Street Journal, investors have moved one hundred and thirty five billion dollars out of stocks and into bonds and ETFs, investments that are less volatile and safer than stocks. Beginning last year, the outflow has accelerated as global trade wars continue. In fact, recent signals that the war with China could reach some resolution led to five billion moving back to stocks in just one week, but any negativity will likely see it leave again. Most of the outflow has come at the expense of mutual funds, as it is the retail customer, the individual investor, who is most worried but corporate demand for stocks is also slowing. If this continues, expect more volatility but a flat market overall. To learn more, visit odu.edu/business. This has been a Strome Business Minute, presented by the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University.