As of 2020, most U.S. households who held investments in mutual funds were very or somewhat confident that these investments could help them achieve their financial goals. In 2020, 29 percent of the households were very confident, and 59 percent were somewhat confident. Five percent of mutual fund-owning households were not confident at all that such investments could help with their financial goals.
Level of confidence that mutual fund investments can help meet financial goals of households in the United States in 2020
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ICI. (January 27, 2021). Level of confidence that mutual fund investments can help meet financial goals of households in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196654/confidence-meet-financial-goals-through-mutual-funds-usa/
ICI. "Level of confidence that mutual fund investments can help meet financial goals of households in the United States in 2020." Chart. January 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196654/confidence-meet-financial-goals-through-mutual-funds-usa/
ICI. (2021). Level of confidence that mutual fund investments can help meet financial goals of households in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196654/confidence-meet-financial-goals-through-mutual-funds-usa/
ICI. "Level of Confidence That Mutual Fund Investments Can Help Meet Financial Goals of Households in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196654/confidence-meet-financial-goals-through-mutual-funds-usa/
ICI, Level of confidence that mutual fund investments can help meet financial goals of households in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196654/confidence-meet-financial-goals-through-mutual-funds-usa/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Level of confidence that mutual fund investments can help meet financial goals of households in the United States in 2020 [Graph], ICI, January 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196654/confidence-meet-financial-goals-through-mutual-funds-usa/