• Over a third of people will allocate more towards high-risk investments, even if most will allocate more to savings or low-risk investments
• Many people are investing in new, high-risk asset classes for the first time
• High-risk investors are now exhibiting extreme investing behaviours
• Zero or negative interest rates incentivise risky investing for more than half of respondents
Almost half of over-55s have bought cryptocurrencies in the past two years, according to the Schroders Global Investor Study – suggesting the appetite for high-risk investments is not limited to the young
Almost half of over-55s have bought cryptocurrencies in the past two years, according to the Schroders Global Investor Study – suggesting the appetite for high-risk investments is not limited to the young