{"id":31119,"date":"2025-08-11T10:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T09:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/2025\/08\/11\/healthy-uptick-in-investing-confidence\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:39:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:39:26","slug":"healthy-uptick-in-investing-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/2025\/08\/11\/healthy-uptick-in-investing-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy uptick in investing confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Investment optimism has surged, particularly among under-35s <\/td>Over half of 25-34s are now actively investing, with many planning to increase contributions <\/td>Long-term strategies can help convert confidence into meaningful financial outcomes <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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UK investors are showing renewed confidence, with last year marking a notable shift in sentiment \u2013 particularly among younger wealth-builders. According to research<\/strong>1<\/sup><\/strong>, investment confidence among UK adults has surged 25% year-on-year, with 65% of respondents expressing optimism about investing.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This trend is especially pronounced among the next generation of high-net-worth individuals. An impressive 87% of those aged 25 to 34 and 75% of 18 to 24 year-olds reported investment confidence \u2013 annual uplifts of 15% and 10% respectively. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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More broadly, active participation is also on the rise. Nearly one-third of UK adults (31%) are investing \u2013 up 5% from last year. Among 25 to 34-year-olds, that figure jumps to 54%, reflecting a 13% increase. Importantly, appetite is still growing \u2013 26% of this age group intend to begin investing in 2025, while 38% aim to increase their contributions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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These shifts highlight a generational pivot toward long-term wealth creation \u2013 an encouraging sign. With investor confidence on the rise, now\u2019s the time to put idle wealth to work. Holding cash may feel safe, but it risks erosion and missed opportunity. A clear, long-term investment strategy, guided by advice, can turn confidence into action and help ensure your money supports your goals for the future. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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1<\/sup>Moneybox, 2025 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The value of investments can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invested. The past is not a guide to future performance and past performance may not necessarily be repeated. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not regulate Will writing, tax and trust advice and certain forms of estate planning.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Investment optimism has surged, particularly among under-35s  Over half of 25-34s are now actively investing, with many planning to increase contributions  Long-term strategies can help convert confidence into meaningful financial outcomes  UK investors are showing renewed confidence, with last year marking a notable shift in sentiment \u2013 particularly among younger wealth-builders. According to research1, investment […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":31123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,89],"tags":[],"hd_content_source":[116],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31119"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31119"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31124,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31119\/revisions\/31124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31119"},{"taxonomy":"hd_content_source","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.contentdeployment.co.uk\/tomd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hd_content_source?post=31119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}