Charles Schwab’s chief strategist warns of ‘casino-like behavior’ as stocks rally to records

  • The S&P 500 just saw its ninth straight week of gains fueled by strong earnings.
  • Charles Schwab strategist Liz Ann Sonders warned investors not to be swept up in specualtive fervor.
  • The strategist describes “the casino-like behavior” on Wall Street as stocks hit record highs.

Stocks are on a roll, but it might be time for investors to take some profits, one strategist warned.

Liz Ann Sonders, the chief investment strategist of Charles Schwab’s Schwab Center for Financial Research, highlighted what she called “casino-like behavior” among investors as markets climb to new highs. The strategist encouraged investors to rebalance their portfolios to avoid getting caught up in a concentration risk trap.

“I have been very focused on the blurring of the lines between gambling and investing and some of the casino-like behavior that we’re seeing in markets, and there’s no question that there’s speculative juices flowing here,” Sonders said this week…

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