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Few Diversifying From Company Stock
That was one of the findings from a survey released by Eaton Vance Corp., which also found that those securities, awarded as options or compensation now represent a larger piece of their total financial assets than five years ago.
The survey also found that:
- almost 40% of investors holding employer stock or options say they are concerned about owning a large block of company stock.
- just over 40% say their views about investing heavily in a single company stock have changed for the worse in the past year.
- almost 20% of those said they had greater exposure to a single stock than is prudent, and
- nearly one in five investors say they maintain greater exposure to a single stock
Crystal Ball
Investor sentiment is split over whether the US economy will experience a continued recession or an economic recovery in 2002, 43% believing the US will experience a continued recession, while 52% are more optimistic. A further 5% are not sure whether the recession will continue.
In addition, 45% of investors say that investments in index funds have become more risky over the past five years, compared to 39% in 2001.
And 50% of investors say that they are less likely to invest in index funds over the next couple of years.
The survey was conducted between January 17 and 22, 2002.