Survey: Real Estate Stays On Top As Americans' Favorite ...
Real estate – 29 percent Stock market – 26 percent Cash investments (savings, CDs) – 17 percent Gold or other precious metals – 9 percent Bonds – 9 percent Bitcoin/cryptocurrency – 6 percent None of these – 3 percent Americans appear to be more enthusiastic for the stock market, despite stocks being down 20 percent year to date at the time of polling. That result was below only the preference for stocks in 2018 (32 percent) and 2020 (28 percent) in 10 years of the survey. “Too much volatility” – 36 percent “Intimidated by the stock market” – 16 percent “The investment returns won’t keep pace with others” – 15 percent “The stock market is rigged against individuals” – 14 percent “Focused on preserving money rather than growing it” – 10 percent “Some other reason” – 9 percent “Don’t know” – 1 percent Age seemed to play a role in whether a respondent said that volatility was the key factor in their decision, with 44 percent of baby boomers (ages 58-76) and 40 percent of Generation X (ages 42-57) citing it, compared to 29 percent of millennials (ages 26-41).
