As of 2021, almost half of the U.S. households born between 1965 and 1980 (Generation X) were willing to take above-average or substantial investment risks. Furthermore, 41 percent of millennial and Generation Z respondents were willing to take investment risks.
Willingness to take above-average or substantial investment risks in the United States in 2021, by age of household's head
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ICI. (June 8, 2022). Willingness to take above-average or substantial investment risks in the United States in 2021, by age of household's head [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/255780/willingness-to-take-above-average-or-substantial-investment-risks-by-age/
ICI. "Willingness to take above-average or substantial investment risks in the United States in 2021, by age of household's head." Chart. June 8, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255780/willingness-to-take-above-average-or-substantial-investment-risks-by-age/
ICI. (2022). Willingness to take above-average or substantial investment risks in the United States in 2021, by age of household's head. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/255780/willingness-to-take-above-average-or-substantial-investment-risks-by-age/
ICI. "Willingness to Take Above-average or Substantial Investment Risks in The United States in 2021, by Age of Household's Head." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255780/willingness-to-take-above-average-or-substantial-investment-risks-by-age/
ICI, Willingness to take above-average or substantial investment risks in the United States in 2021, by age of household's head Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/255780/willingness-to-take-above-average-or-substantial-investment-risks-by-age/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Willingness to take above-average or substantial investment risks in the United States in 2021, by age of household's head [Graph], ICI, June 8, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/255780/willingness-to-take-above-average-or-substantial-investment-risks-by-age/