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Article: Vanguard Research Shows American Investors Plan to Stick with Stocks Despite Turmoil of 2008-2009.
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- Investment Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 7, 2009
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A new Vanguard study finds that most American investors continue to view equities as a critical component of long-term investment plans, although they remain wary of risk and possess more modest expectations for future returns.
Vanguard researchers undertook the study, The Aftermath: Investor Attitudes in the Wake of the 2008-2009 Market Decline, to examine the link between the economic crisis of 2008-2009 and the investment decisions made by American households. The study is based on a nationwide survey conducted in late May and early June 2009.
"Many investors understand the role that equities play in generating portfolio growth to fund several ...