Stocks, bonds, ETFs, or mutual funds held outside a retirement account - Do you currently have each of the following types of savings or assets?
Holds stocks, bonds, or funds outside retirement accounts · Asked in 3 waves, 2023–2025 · 36,629 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | No | Yes | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 63% | 37% | 12934 | ±0.9 | |
| 18–29 | 79% | 21% | 2091 | ±2 | |
| 30–44 | 67% | 33% | 3002 |
| ±2 |
| 45–64 | 59% | 41% | 4200 | ±2 |
| 65+ | 52% | 48% | 3641 | ±2 |
SHED 2025 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.