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Attitudes & Sentiment 2023: Driving Corporate Strategy in Response to Changing Consumer Needs

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Report Overview

Attitudes & Sentiments 2023 features a first look at our 2023 Investor Quantitative™ (IQ) Database survey data. This year's annual report examines U.S. household attitudes and behaviors relating to investing, and how goals and concerns have evolved in the face of continuing inflation and increasing worldwide conflicts. 

Key Findings

  • Feeling experienced with investing is at its highest level since tracking began. Feelings of anxiety are slightly up year over year. Risk tolerance is up long term.
  • Nationally, the two goals that increased the most in popularity are “build up my emergency fund,” and “generate current income from my investments.”
  • Concern about inflation, #1 nationally, is high, but flat year over year. Concern about making assets last in retirement is down, but managing finances while aging is up.
  • Nationally, the biggest year-over-year changes in attitudes are increased receptivity to financial advice, interest in asset managers, and wanting to bank and invest at the same firm.

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Methodology. 1-7

Key Findings & Implications. 8

Favorite Statistics. 9

Related Research. 10

Key Findings. 11-43

1: Feeling experienced with investing is at its highest level since tracking began. Feelings of anxiety are slightly up year over year. Risk tolerance is up long term. 11-22

1.1: Exhibit 1.1 — Feelings About Financial Future, All Anxiety Levels: National, by Year

11

1.2: Exhibit 1.2 — Feelings About Financial Future, All Anxiety Levels: by Investable Assets, by Year

12

1.3: Exhibit 1.3 — Feelings About Financial Future, All Anxiety Levels: by Generation, by Year

13

1.4: Exhibit 1.4 — Feelings About Financial Future Among $1M+ Households, All Anxiety Levels: by Generation, 2023

14

1.5: Exhibit 1.5 — Perception of Experience With Investing, All Experience Levels: National, by Year

15

1.6: Exhibit 1.6 — Perception of Experience With Investing, “Very” or “Somewhat Experienced”: by Investable Assets, by Year

16

1.7: Exhibit 1.7 — Perception of Experience With Investing, “Very” or “Somewhat Experienced”: by Generation, by Year

17

1.8: Exhibit 1.8 — Crosstabs of Perception of Experience With Investing: 2023

18

1.9: Exhibit 1.9 — Risk Tolerance, All Comfort Levels: National, by Year

9

1.10: Exhibit 1.10 — Risk Tolerance, “Very” or “Somewhat Comfortable”: by Investable Assets, by Year

20

1.11: Exhibit 1.11 — Risk Tolerance, “Very” or “Somewhat Comfortable”: by Generation, by Year

21

1.12: Exhibit 1.12 — Risk Tolerance, All Comfort Levels by Store: All Customer Types, 2023

22

2: Nationally, the two goals that increased the most in popularity are “build up my emergency fund,” and “generate current income from my investments.” 23-27

2.1: Exhibit 2.1 — Saving & Investing Goals, All Goals: National, 2023

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2.2: Exhibit 2.2 — Saving & Investing Goals, All Goals: National, 2013-2023*

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2.3: Exhibit 2.3 — Number of Saving & Investing Goals: National, by Year

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2.4: Exhibit 2.4 — Saving & Investing Goals, All Goals: by Investable Asset Ranges, 2023

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2.5: Exhibit 2.5 — Saving & Investing Goals, All Goals: By Generation, 2023

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3: Concern about inflation, #1 nationally, is high, but flat year over year. Concern about making assets last in retirement is down, but managing finances while aging is up. 28-31

3.1: Exhibit 3.1 — Concerns: National, 2023

28

3.2: Exhibit 3.2 — Concerns: National, by Year*

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3.3: Exhibit 3.3 — Concerns: National, by Investable Assets, 2023

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3.4: Exhibit 3.4 — Family Concerns: by Investable Assets, by Hispanic vs. Non-Hispanic, 2023

31

4: Nationally, the biggest year-over-year changes in attitudes are increased receptivity to financial advice, interest in asset managers, and wanting to bank and invest at the same firm. 32-43

4.1: Exhibit 4.1 — All Attitudes, Year-Over-Year Change in Agreement: by Generation, 2023 vs. 2022

32

4.2: Exhibit 4.2 — All Attitudes, Year-Over-Year Change in Agreement: by Investable Assets, 2023 vs. 2022

33

4.3: Exhibit 4.3 — Select Employment & Retirement Attitudes: National, 2011-2023*

34

4.4: Exhibit 4.4 — Select Employment & Retirement Attitudes, Continued: National, 2011-2023*

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4.5: Exhibit 4.5 — Select Saving & Spending and Family & Legacy Attitudes: National, 2011-2023*

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4.6: Exhibit 4.6 — Select Macroeconomic & Political Attitudes: National, 2011-2023*

37

4.7: Exhibit 4.7 — Select Engagement & Service Model Attitudes (Related to Self): National, 2011-2023*

38

4.8: Exhibit 4.8 — Select Engagement & Service Model Attitudes (Related to Advisors): National, 2011-2023*

39

4.9: Exhibit 4.9 — Select Engagement & Service Model Attitudes (Related to Advisors), Continued: National, 2011-2023*

40

4.10: Exhibit 4.10 — Select Product, Banking & Insurance Attitudes: National, 2010-2023*

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4.11: Exhibit 4.11 — Select Product, Banking & Insurance Attitudes, Continued: National, 2011-2023*

42

4.12: Exhibit 4.12 — Select Product, Banking & Insurance Attitudes, Continued: National, 2011-2023*

43

Data Dictionary. 44-54

Appendix. 55

Glossary. 56

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