Only 10% of Austrians Want to Invest in Securities

Businessn.a. ♦ Published: May 24, 2012; 10:47 ♦ (Vindobona)

The confidence in equity markets is damaged. 62% expect the highest returns from gold and real estate. Only one out of ten Austrians are willing to buy securities.

Only 10% of Austrians Want to Invest in Securities / Picture: © Vindobona.org

In the current setting of low effective interest rates on savings accounts, the topic arises if people in Austria are (again) ready to invest in securities. Every tenth Austrian investor is expressing a high to medium degree of willingness to buy securities in the coming 12 months. The rest reject the idea of buying securities in the near future. The reasons given are mainly insecurity…