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Investing in capital markets could enable individuals to grow their wealth over the long term, more than savings alone can do. It can enable people to take ownership of their financial future, not only to ensure retirement and financial resilience, but also to build wealth for long-term goals.
In 2024, the World Economic Forum in partnership with Robinhood and the Boston Consulting Group, launched the second edition Global Retail Investor Survey in thirteen markets. Findings demonstrate the sustained transformation of capital markets driven by retail investors.
For Financial Literacy Month, we collaboratively created articles and videos with many stakeholders—financial institutions, policymakers, community leaders, and technology innovators—to raise awareness on financial literacy and to help boost sustainable participation in capital markets.
A new, critically acclaimed documentary follows the fortunes of online investors, including one who made - and lost - $3 million in cryptocurrency. The director of This Is Not Financial Advice hopes his movie will help people understand the risks and potential benefits of investing, and how they can educate themselves.
The Future of Capital Markets profiles global thought leaders on how capital markets can become more accessible to retail investors.
Each of the six episodes explores topics such as the democratization of retail investing, leveraging technology for access, educating retail investors, building trust in capital markets and the future of retail investing.
To find out more about the big changes happening in financial markets and the way individuals approach them, this podcast talks to Steph Guild, CFA and Head of Investment Strategy at Robinhood Financial, and to Laura Astorino, a Managing Director at Accenture.
Global Retail Investing
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