Too Long; Didn't Read
An institutional investor trades large amounts of assets, qualifying them for better treatment and lower fees. A retail investor, on the other hand, invests their own money, through brokerage firms like Robinhood or savings accounts like 401(k)s. In spite of the mockery of "dumb money" retail investors, we've seen retail out-perform time and time again. Some normal, middle-class people fall for the charade, without realizing that they are the ones whose investor rights are threatened by the misleading implication of "ignorant retail"