Nearly one in 10 adults ‘have started investing for first time during pandemic’
13/04/2021, 10:50 am
Nearly one in 10 adults have started investing for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to Halifax Share Dealing (Tim Goode/PA)
Nearly one in 10 (9%) adults have started investing for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a survey has found.
Eighteen to 24-year-olds are particularly likely to have turned to investments for the first time, with 16% having done so, according to Halifax Share Dealing.
Low interest rates in the cash savings market may be prompting more people to consider investing.