nonprofessional

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For most nonprofessional investors, the history of broad declines in the stock market has shown that it has been best to be patient, because attempts to time the market are likely to fail.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 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

Their authors were seldom scholars; more often they were nonprofessional writers and editors whose volunteer contributions ranged from family snapshots to gravestone photographs, fragmented town histories, folkloric anecdotes and tall tales.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

With Plemons and Stone already cast, Lanthimos had decided that he wanted a nonprofessional actor to play Don.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

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

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson