Widespread optimism and an eagerness to take on more risk were evident from the Federated Investors’ annual Investor Mindset Survey. The firm found that investors are no longer willing to play defense and want to start increasing their exposure to equities and other assets that have the potential to bring higher returns than bonds.
Investors survey key findings
The survey of high-income investors found that people are ready to make a big shift into equities over the next year, following the strong growth of the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) this year. Interestingly, investors said that they wanted to buy equities because they wanted a steady income, but this didn’t translate directly to buying fixed-income products.
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