OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The immediate financial impact of the Great Recession is slowly becoming a thing of the past as investors get back on track with their long-term financial goals, according to the annual Financial Review & Outlook Survey released by TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NYSE:AMTD). A majority (67%) of investors surveyed said that 2013 was a good or excellent year for them financially.
Back on Track
Investors’ confidence in the markets has also
improved. Consider the amount of money invested in the market since the
recession. Nearly 80 percent of investors surveyed in 2013 said they are
putting the same amount of or more new money into the markets, versus 67
percent of investors who said so in a 2010 survey1.
Additionally, the number of investors who reported investing less in the
markets since the recession has dropped, from 32 percent to 21 percent,
over the same period.
Investors also appear to be recouping losses realized in the recession. In 2013, more investors who are saving for retirement said they are ahead of schedule or on track with their retirement savings goals than those who said so in 2010 (67% vs. 53%, respectively).
“While many Americans took a more cautious financial stance over the past few years, we continue to see signs that the recession’s scars are fading,” said J.J. Kinahan, chief strategist, TD Ameritrade, Inc. (“TD Ameritrade”), a broker dealer subsidiary of TD Ameritrade Holdings Corporation. “It appears investors are feeling the euphoria of a more positive year, and are beginning to engage in the market more. It’s encouraging to see the optimism both in the results of this survey and among our clients.”
This renewed sense of investor optimism extends beyond financial planning as well. Investors in 2013 were less likely to have put off making major financial or life decisions, with half saying they had done so, compared to 56 percent of investors surveyed in 2010. The top three items that investors put off as a result of the recession were: travel (26% in 2013 vs. 35% in 2010); purchasing a car (18% in 2013 vs. 25% in 2010); and purchasing a home (4% in 2013 vs. 13% in 2010).
TD Ameritrade's Investor Movement Index® (“IMX”) supports the positive sentiments revealed in the survey. The IMXSM climbed to the highest reading in its four-year history in December and continues to show that investors who are engaged in the markets were positioning their portfolios in a bullish manner.
Recession’s Silver Lining
While the recession caused many
setbacks, there were a few silver linings. For one, 41 percent of
couples in 2013 said they are talking to their spouse/significant other
more frequently about money and finances today than they did prior to
the recession. This proportion rises to more than half (55%) among those
investors who say they had a tough or very tough year, financially
speaking, in 2013.
Looking Ahead
With 2013 behind them, a majority of investors
surveyed in 2013 expect that 2014 will be the same or even better for
both the economy (77%) and for their own personal finances (84%).
For more information on TD Ameritrade’s Financial Review & Outlook Survey, including key findings, visit www.amtd.com.
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1Source: Lessons Learned in the Aftermath of the 2008-09 Economic Recession Survey
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About the 2013 Survey
An online survey was conducted among
N=1,000 U.S. residents who hold an investment account at a brokerage
firm or mutual fund company, from December 2-3, 2013, by Head Research
on behalf of TD Ameritrade, Inc. Sample was drawn from major regions in
proportion to the U.S Census. The statistical margin of error for
results of this study is ±3.1% (assumes panelists do not differ from
nonpanelists and respondents do not differ from nonrespondents). This
means that, in 19 out of 20 cases, survey results for questions based on
all respondents (N=1,000) will differ by no more than 3.1% in either
direction from what would have been obtained by measuring the opinions
of all U.S. residents who hold investment accounts at brokerage firms or
mutual fund companies.
About the 2010 Survey
These results are based on a survey
conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of TD Ameritrade Holding
Corporation. One thousand eighty-eight (1,088) adults between 22 and 80
years of age participated in an online survey conducted September 28,
2010, through October 19, 2010. The margin of error in this survey is
±3.0 percentage points. This means that in 19 cases out of 20, survey
results based on 1,088 respondents will differ by no more than 3.0
percentage points in either direction from what would have been obtained
by seeking the opinions of all adults living in the United States age 22
through 80. Harris Interactive and TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation are
separate, unaffiliated companies and are not responsible for each
other's products and services.
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