Profile of French capital investors 2016

This statistic shows the financial behavior of French capital investors in September 2016. At that time, 31 percent of respondents stated that they only accepted low capital risks and were satisfied in return for a moderate return on investment.

Distribution of French capital investors in September 2016, by investor profile

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Accept to take moderate risks in capital and seek an average return on investment	37%
Accept only small capital risks and are satisfied with a moderate return on investment	31%
Do not accept any capital risk and are satisfied with a low return on investment	25%
Accept to take strong capital risks and seek a significant return on investment	7%

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Release date

October 2016

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Region

France

Survey time period

September 1-14, 2016

Number of respondents

300 respondents

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The question was formulated by the source as follows: "Parmi les propositions suivantes, quelle est celle qui correspond le mieux à votre profil d'investisseur ?"

The 300 people surveyed are wealthy French people holding securities or life insurance, with a level of non-real estate financial wealth of more than 30,000 euros and intending to make a financial investment within two years or having a rental property.

The source gives no information regarding missing percentage points up to one hundred.

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