This statistic reveals the risks associated with shares as investments tool, according to adults in Great Britain in 2014. The majority of respondents (59 percent) reported associating a high risk with equity investments. Another 36 percent attributed a medium risk to investments in shares and stocks.
Risk associated with investing in shares according to Great Britain adults in 2014
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Social Market Foundation. (October 31, 2014). Risk associated with investing in shares according to Great Britain adults in 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/477221/shares-risks-assessment-great-britain-adults/
Social Market Foundation. "Risk associated with investing in shares according to Great Britain adults in 2014 ." Chart. October 31, 2014. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477221/shares-risks-assessment-great-britain-adults/
Social Market Foundation. (2014). Risk associated with investing in shares according to Great Britain adults in 2014 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477221/shares-risks-assessment-great-britain-adults/
Social Market Foundation. "Risk Associated with Investing in Shares According to Great Britain Adults in 2014 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477221/shares-risks-assessment-great-britain-adults/
Social Market Foundation, Risk associated with investing in shares according to Great Britain adults in 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/477221/shares-risks-assessment-great-britain-adults/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
Risk associated with investing in shares according to Great Britain adults in 2014 [Graph], Social Market Foundation, October 31, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/477221/shares-risks-assessment-great-britain-adults/