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

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

The subject must have a history of heroism in a nonprofessional capacity.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman