Retail Investors Fear Crashes, the Wealthy Wait for Them: The Underlying Logic of 5 Things That Make the Rich Richer in a Crash
The market is limit-down, your phone screen is full of red, and your first reaction is to sell and run — but have you considered that at the very same second, the truly wealthy are doing the exact opposite? Retail investors fear crashes, the wealthy wait for them. The gap is not capital, not information, it is mindset. This article breaks down the five things the wealthy do in a crash: hold cash, buy core assets, execute rebalancing, understand cycles, and use the crash for tax and cost optimization. You also get four iron rules, a four-step action plan, and a contingency plan for extreme drawdowns. TWSE data confirms: during major corrections, retail investors' net selling ratio is far higher than institutions' — they sell into the dip, then chase the rally. SITCA also shows institutional cash positions at market highs are typically more than double those of retail.