More than half of adult respondents encourage their children’s interest in financial instruments. At the same time, one in five Russian schoolchildren wants to learn to understand the stock market (19%). This is evidenced by research data of the PSB Management Company together with the research center “Position”; a copy is at the disposal of the editorial office of socialbites.ca.
According to the research, more than half of young people (63%) are not interested in investment or are unfamiliar with this subject. Overall, 37% of Russian schoolchildren have at least minimal knowledge about the stock market and investments. The survey showed that young people are most knowledgeable about investing in gold (13%), stocks (12%) and bonds (9%).
More than a third (36%) of respondents whose children are actively involved in investing trade financial instruments with their children, and 14% regularly involve their children in discussing investment decisions.
General Director of the Management Company PSB Vladimir Serdyukov believes that the experience of investing under the supervision of parents will help young people avoid financial mistakes in the future.
“This practice in the family allows young people to expand their financial literacy with great interest and efficiency, improve their understanding of savings management and investment. This is definitely a positive trend. You can develop financial thinking from an early age: children learn quickly and easily, and the experience of investing under parental supervision will protect them from mistakes and hasty decisions in the future when they begin to earn money and independently manage their income,” said Serdyukov.
More than half of the respondents believe that young people can try their luck in the stock market even before reaching adulthood, under mandatory parental supervision and control, especially from the age of 15-17. At the same time, 47% of respondents believe that exposure to stock trading should not begin until a person reaches adulthood.
At the beginning of September, the Moscow Stock Exchange reported that the number of private investors in Russia was increasing. exceeded 26 million people.
Previous investments without a strategy named gambling in the casino.