New Study Looks at Underrepresented Voices in the Investing World

What did your parents teach you about investing? Whether you got an education at home about the power of saving and investing or you got it elsewhere or not at all, it’s important to think about how your personal goals connect to your opinions and habits related to regular investing.

A new study from JP Morgan Wealth Management asked over 2000 Americans across different wealth, gender, and race levels to share their thoughts about making investments. The study found significant differences based on demographic profiles for how people feel about choosing to or the ability to invest. 

For example, survey respondents who identified as Hispanic or Black cared more about the social impact of the companies they chose to invest in and also wanted to have more control over their investment than other respondents. The biggest concerns for nearly 90% of survey respondents were current interest rates and rising inflation.