Two thirds of those investing between 18 to 34 began in 2020, research from the £3 billion investment company Alliance Trust has revealed.
A third (33 percent) of younger people who began investing in 2020 said they did so because Covid-19 was a “wake up call” and they realised they needed a savings safety net.
Just over a quarter began investing to secure a second source of income (26 percent) and to take advantage of market volatility (26 percent).
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