Whether Savers Or Spenders, Why Do Most Americans Still Not Invest?
Investing.com | Jul 04, 2017 04:07AM ET
A recent survey found that only 9% of Millenials and Gen-Xers consider themselves annuities .
Overwhelmingly, the generation most likely not to understand investing options was millennials.
h2 /h2 h2 Your Investments, Your Future/h2The reality is, most people don’t invest their money because they believe they don’t have enough or don’t understand their options. Our survey revealed most Americans – regardless of age, education, or income – had no form of savings or investments, including those close to retirement age.
Methodology: For this campaign, we surveyed 1,031 Americans ages 18 and older, asking them about their savings and investing habits. By analyzing the results, we were able to visualize the data to uncover information about which demographics were not investing their money and why.
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