Also many retail investors are passive, relying on ETFs. This means private companies take all the profits, and when there is sign of trouble, can dump their s

Also many retail investors are passive, relying on ETFs. This means private companies take all the profits, and when there is sign of trouble, can dump their stock to the stock market, get it bundled into an ETF, and a passive retail investor will buy some through their monthly contributes to a popular ETF.