The 'Advice Threshold'

摘要

Do-it-yourself investing was so much more fun during the big bull. New Internet research tools and surging stock prices made outside advice seem superfluous. Investors picked stocks and funds by themselves and watched as they went up and up. That was then. Today a plunging market is draining investor self-esteem, and last year's players are seeking not the hottest stock or fund but wise counsel and a hand to hold.