Investment was once something thought of as what rich people do.
Today, investing plays a key role in the financial well-being
of millions of Americans. The Securities Industry Association
(now the Securities
Industry and Financial Markets Association - SIFMA) has
stated, “the growth in individual investor participation has risen
from 30.2 million U.S. shareowners in 1980 to 84.3 million in 2002.”
According to a survey published by the Investment Company Institute and
the Securities Industry Association, the latter figure encompasses 49.5
percent of U.S. households. Directly investing in stocks, investing in
mutual funds and participation in 401K and Roth IRA retirement plans are
the most popular methods of stock investing for individual investors.
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Authored by Kenneth L. Anderson.
Original article published 2 March 2006, updated 29 March
2009.
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