Investment Education and Market Insights
A growing body of research shows that investors are struggling to make smart investments. Fortunately, there are certainly a number of resources that will help investors make better decisions. The FINRA Foundation and NORC at the University of Chicago have partnered to generate the Consumer Insights on Money and Investing project, which aims to explore trends and circumstances that influence money management and investing knowledge. This report provides insights to the underlying causes of poor investment education and how it can be improved. A recently available study by the FINRA Foundation examined new investment account openers to uncover the reason why they are preventing the stock market and how to avoid them. The analysis also viewed the newest investors' behaviors, information sources, and beliefs. The researchers figured although too little education and information has contributed to an over-all decline in how many investors, optimism and belief in the stock market are s...