Do some math. The highest figure mentioned in the video is 100 billion lost by small investors over 10 years. If there are 50 million small investors that's $200/year. It's not exactly a disaster for them.
Having all that money flow into the hands of dishonest people is nothing new either. The US government can't account for way, way more money than that, way more.
Having all that money flow into the hands of dishonest people is nothing new either. The US government can't account for way, way more money than that, way more.