Investors Missed the Best of 2024's Market Gains, Latest DALBAR Investor Behavior Report Finds

DALBAR has released its latest Quantitative Analysis of Investor Behavior (QAIB) report, revealing that the Average Equity Investor earned just 16.54% in 2024, compared to the S&P 500’s 25.02% return. The 848 basis point lag represents the second-largest investor performance gap of the past decade.