Find out what investors are doing with their money. Read full reports each quarter on the latest financial trends identified in the TD Ameritrade Investor INDEX survey series.
WORKING AMERICANS AND RETIREMENT
December 20, 2011
A new survey of working Americans from TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) has found that members of Generation X and Y appear to have embraced the concept, and responsibilities, of self-directed investing more so than their Boomer and Mature parents and grandparents.
Key Findings - Retirement & Savings Habits of Working Americans
Press Release - Gen Y Saving More Rigorously for Retirement than their Parents & Grandparents.
SEPARATING FINANCIAL "DOERS" FROM "DREAMERS"
November 15, 2011
Does the environment in which you were raised, your family dynamic or the society in which you live impact how responsible you are financially? What factors shape our money management personalities and how are they exhibited in other areas of our lives? The latest Investor Index Survey from TD Ameritrade helps uncover what influences our financial behaviors and ultimately separates financial "doers" from "dreamers."
Key Findings – Financial "Doers" vs. "Dreamers"
Press Release – Can Parents Groom Financially Successful Sons and Daughters?
REDEFINING THE NEST EGG
June 8, 2011
The Great Recession has impacted how people manage their financial lives - especially how they plan and save for retirement. The consequences of Boomers "financially coddling" their Gen Y children is changing the way nest egg is defined.
This Investor Index Survey uncovers how demographics (age, gender, marital status, etc.), combined with economic events, influences financial behaviors.
Press Release - Boomerang Generation Derailing Parents' Retirement Goals
Press Release - Cost of Waiting: Why College Grads Should Start Saving for Retirement Now
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FINANCIAL EDUCATION & THE GENERATIONS
February 14, 2011
TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation Investor INDEX survey uncovering sentiments, preferences and behaviors of investors across the generations.
Younger generations are learning how to manage their finances before they reach their teens.
Press Release - Financial Education Being
Taught Earlier
Press Release - Millennials More Collaborative in Seeking Financial Guidance
