nonprofessional

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Many are new to stock-market trading, with a reported record number of trading accounts being opened by nonprofessional investors, including, reportedly, brokerage accounts for children and even babies and for senior citizens.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

That would whack stocks, as nonprofessional investors have reliably bought every dip because they have been conditioned to believe stocks always rise.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Some companies already use AI to co-write financial reports, and the Education Department recently reclassified accounting degrees as nonprofessional.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

They don’t get to be in the band, but as actors, they do a lot to support their nonprofessional castmates.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025

From the brown chair Miss Ellis was staring at her with a very nonprofessional glare.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson