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Frequent Investing Checks May Undermine Young Investors’ Long-Term Returns
Many young people check their investments often.
Some also buy or sell investments every week.
This information comes from a survey across six countries, not from India alone.
Paying attention to investments can help people understand them.
But reacting to every market change can make it harder to stick to a long-term plan.
Frequent trading can also add costs.
Young investors can review whether their investments still fit their goals without trading every time prices move.
The report says advisers can help people avoid choices driven by fear of missing out or overconfidence.
A CFA Institute report surveyed more than 2,400 affluent investors across six countries.
Across the surveyed markets, 63% of Gen Z and millennial investors checked investments at least weekly.
About 46% of young investors traded at least weekly, rising to 52% among young high- and very-high-net-worth investors.
The report also found that 40% of young investors consumed market news daily; these figures are not India-specific.
CFA Institute cautions that frequent monitoring and trading can encourage short-term decisions, increase costs, and conflict with long-term goals.
- Who
- Gen Z and millennial investors, as described in a CFA Institute report.
- What
- The report found frequent investment monitoring, trading, and market-news consumption among young investors, and warned that this can encourage short-term decisions.
- Where
- Investors across India, Canada, Singapore, the UAE, the UK, and the US were surveyed.
- When
- The article does not specify when the survey was conducted.
- Why
- Frequent monitoring and trading can make short-term market movements more influential, potentially conflicting with long-term goals and increasing costs.
Key facts
- Report source
- CFA Institute
- Survey size
- More than 2,400 mass-affluent, high-net-worth, and very-high-net-worth investors
- Markets surveyed
- India, Canada, Singapore, the UAE, the UK, and the US
- Weekly investment checks
- 63% of Gen Z and millennial investors checked investment values at least weekly
- Weekly trading
- 46% of young investors traded at least weekly; 52% among young high- and very-high-net-worth investors
- Daily market news
- 40% of young investors consumed market news daily
- Guidance
- The report says human advisers remain the most trusted source of investment guidance










