Monday, October 17, 2011

What Has You Worried?

It's no secret that American investors harbor great doubts about the stock market at the moment. A Gallup poll conducted during September asked people what exactly it was that had them so pessimistic. Not surprisingly, given all that's wrong with the economy right now, they were able to mention more than one item.

Here are the factors that more than half the investors cited as reasons for their concern:

Unemployment; weak economy: 85 percent
Volatility on Wall Street: 80 percent
Confrontational political stalemate: 74 percent
Lack of national leadership: 71 percent
Federal Reserve policies: 51 percent
Financial crisis in Europe: 50 percent

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