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Ah, youth. The time for body piercings, staying out late and ... a portfolio of ul-trasecure T-bills? Traditionally, we ass
Ah, youth. The time for body piercings, staying out late and ... a portfolio of ul-trasecure T-bills? Traditionally, we ass
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2013-07-02
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Ah, youth. The time for body piercings, staying out late and ... a portfolio of ul-trasecure T-bills?
Traditionally, we associate the early years with risky behavior—but one consequence of the recession appears to be a shift in the way 18- to 34-year-olds handle money. Affluent millennials(千禧年一代)and 30-somethings say their tolerance for risky investments is much lower than it was a year ago, rivaled only by people over the age of 65, according to a new study by Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management. "It truly is a generational change, " says Dave Gesch-ke, an executive at Ameriprise Financial. "The market got cut in half. Housing got cut in half. People saw their asset classes get blown up."
Avoiding risk may feel sensible to a generation whose financial coming-of-age has been bookended by the dotcom bubble and the subprime-mortgage meltdown. In 2010, only 41 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds reported working full time, compared with 50 percent in 2006, according to the Pew Research Center. Millennials were more likely to report losing their jobs than workers over the age of 30, and many recent college graduates have had a hard time finding a toehold in a tight labor market, even as the national unemployment rate rose Friday to 9.6 percent. If the 18- to 34-year-olds feel more cautious about investing, it’s partly because they have less money to spend and little economic security.
In response, financial firms have begun tweaking(微调)their products: Target-date retirement funds for young investors, managed by mutual-fund giant John Hancock, recently decreased exposure to stocks by 10 to 15 percent. Anecdotally, financial planners say young clients are keeping more cash on hand, and online banks such as ING Direct have rolled out savings accounts with slightly higher interest rates. "We’re seeing people try to put bells and whistles on very conservative investments," says David Carter, chief investment officer at Lenox Advisors.
But in the long term, is it wise for 18- to 34-year-olds to avoid stocks, load up on bonds, and keep more cash in their bank accounts? Perhaps not, if they want to live comfortably in retirement. "You need the growth potential of stocks," says Christine Benz, director of personal finance for Morningstar. com. "Investors cannot expect the same returns from bonds and bond funds. "
One idiosyncrasy(特质)remains this generation’s attitude toward money. .The Pew Research Center’s findings show that 85 percent of adults under 30 feel optimistic about their financial future, compared with 45 percent of the 50-and-up crowd. Three quarters of young adults surveyed by the center say they feel confident they will have enough money to retire. So, while the twin busts may have diminished their appetite for risk now, there’s reason to believe young adults’ faith in the market will eventually return.
What does the passage mainly discuss?
选项
A、This generation is experiencing the recession.
B、Young adults are shying away from stock market.
C、Most young people are optimistic about money.
D、People and firms have ways to deal with the recession.
答案
B
解析
主旨大意题。第一段指出本应喜欢冒险的年轻人,如今却转向低风险的投资。第二至第三段说明现代年轻人回避风险投资的原因和他们的现状。第四段介绍金融机构如何应对年轻人回避风险投资这一情况。第五段说明长期来看年轻人现在回避股市对他们退休以后的生活可能不利。第六段介绍这一代人对财富的态度。可以看出全文都在围绕年轻人回避股市展开,故[B]项正确。
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