Investors remain slightly optimistic overall but Index is down slightly from September
October 29, 2009
Investors remain slightly optimistic overall in October, but the Gallup Index of Investor Optimism -- a broad measure of investor perceptions -- shows investor optimism retreating slightly from September and falling back to its August level.More ...
Investors are more optimistic about their portfolios; views of economy’s direction unchanged
October 2, 2009
The Gallup Index of Investor Optimism -- a broad measure of investor perceptions -- reached another new high for 2009 in Sept. 28-30 polling, but the month-over-month increase was modest, as views of the U.S. economy’s direction were unchanged.More ...
Investors are more optimistic about their portfolios; less pessimistic about the economy
August 28, 2009
The Gallup Index of Investor Optimism -- a broad measure of investor perceptions -- reached a new high for 2009 in Aug. 18-21 polling, turning positive for the first time since June 2008.More ...
Investors are more optimistic about their portfolios but remain pessimistic about the economy
July 30, 2009
The Gallup Index of Investor Optimism -- a broad measure of investor perceptions -- surged 18 points to -3 in July 24-26 polling, recouping June’s loss and essentially returning investor optimism to its best level of the year.More ...
Investors are optimistic about their portfolios, pessimistic about the economic outlook
July 1, 2009
The Gallup Index of Investor Optimism -- a broad measure of investor perceptions -- tumbled 20 points to -21 in June 25-27 polling, giving up May’s gain and essentially returning to its April level.More ...
Investors, pessimistic since late 2008, are now neutral on the future investment environment
June 12, 2009
Investor optimism surged in May, with Gallup’s Index of Investor Optimism registering -1 -- a sharp improvement from the -20 of April -- and indicating that investor sentiment is now neutral after being pessimistic since November 2008.More ...
Stocks, bonds less likely to be viewed as the best long-term investment
May 8, 2009
Americans are most likely to choose savings accounts (34%) or real estate (33%) over stocks (15%) and bonds (12%) as the best long-term investment. In recent years, Americans have become more bullish on savings accounts and less so on real estate and stocks.More ...
Investor optimism leveled off in April, as Gallup’s Index of Investor Optimism registered -20 -- still pessimistic and not much different from the -23 of March, but maintaining March's sharp, 41-point improvement from February’s record low.More ...
Gallup’s Index of Investor Optimism surged 41 points in March to -23 -- still pessimistic, but a sharp improvement from the -64 low of February.More ...
