Is The US Stock Market Rigged?

Many say it’s not rigged but there are some real disadvantages that you will need to overcome to be a successful small investor.

During the financial crisis that started in 2008 we constantly heard and read about corruption and scandal on Wall Street. We became familiar with terms such as over leveraged, mortgage backed securities, recession and liquidity crisis. We also are reminded of the more recent scandals when we hear names such as Bernie Madoff. Madoff scammed billions from innocent investors by using fictitious financial transactions. There was without a doubt a strong dislike toward Wall Street during those days from Main Street. Many would-be first time investors in the stock market do not believe it is a fair playing field. Likewise, many market veterans have been burned once too many by the greedy few at the expense of the general population.

As Ben Carlson opined; Every year the entire global financial system avoids complete and utter collapse the chorus of anger grows louder from a subset of people who claim markets are some combination of broken, rigged and manipulated.

Markets are untethered from fundamentals and nothing more than a casino.