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Dave mainly covers financial stocks, primarily banks and asset managers, and investment planning. He s covered mutual funds and institutional investments for Pensions & Investments, personal finance for S&P, and money markets and bonds for Crane Data. Dave has been a Fool since 2014. Follow @dhkovaleski
After the year that we ve all been through, there s a great sense of relief among many Americans that life will soon be returning to normal, or at least a new normal. But investors are still wary, having been through an incredibly volatile year.
According to Allianz Life Insurance Company s Quarterly Market Perceptions Study, 74% of Americans believe markets will continue to be very volatile in 2021, up from 72% in the previous quarter. Meanwhile, 40% say they are too nervous to invest in the markets right now, up from 34%, and 52% believe another market crash is on the horizon.