Jakarta
The year 2020 was a very unique period, not only because we were forced to stay at home, but there was a swift shift in our financial habits. As a consequence of being unable to spend wealth on lavish trips or pointless possessions, wealth unexpectedly accumulated and soon became a ripe investment means. Thanks to technological advancements providing easy access for any person, especially young investors, to open a trading account, stock trading came out as everyone’s weapon of choice. In 2020 alone, there were ±488,000 new trading accounts (a 93 percent increase), and most of them are retail traders. Unfortunately, using a weapon without the underlying proper knowledge of its mechanism comes with great risk. However, while incompetent, those new traders do not come out in a cold sweat when trading stocks regularly. Why? The clue lies in the so-called “stock infl...