At the 15^ edition of the Savings Fair of Milan was presented the 6th Assogestioni-Censis Report “Pragmatism and Progress, the good Italian experience. Savings, markets, technologies: 5 years of changes“
Focus on the importance of save for future life plans for yourself and your family. But also on the need to commit to protecting your savings.
Here are the results of Report produced by Censis in collaboration with Assogestioni (Italian association of managed savings) on these two specific points.
Future projects
The 74,4% of Italians believe it is important to put money aside and keep it for a long time, avoiding spending it all immediately. He thinks so 71,7% of young people, 80.6% of adults and 65,2% of the elderly. The precautionary purpose of saving is once again accompanied by the planning purpose. In fact, for 82.8% of Italians, saving is more than money, it is what allows you to realize dreams and life plans. After all, the 79,5% of savers invest to build a more peaceful future (for old age, health, future of children or grandchildren). And the 64,8% invests savings to finance important purchases (home ownership for oneself or children, cars etc.).
Defense of your savings
Multiple attempts to deceive Italians in managing savings and investments, between misleading advertisements and scams. Al 47,8% it happened between social media and telephone calls to receive investment proposals in online trading which they did not take up and which they later discovered to be scams. Ithe 51,9% of Italians received emails, calls, Sms, messages on social media from suspicious sources to make him share his financial credentials (credit card number, of the current account etc.). In addition, al 59,5% some Italians have seen advertisements for online trading platforms that announce large profits with small sums without explaining the risks.
Alex Gaetani
Source: Censis Press Release