Eight out of 10 households shun stocks

The survey of more than 2,000 households shows people refrain from investing in the stock market because they fear market falls, and most prefer bank or building society savings or property investments. More than 60% save most of their money in bank or building society accounts while 7% invest in property. The survey also shows just 3% put most of their money in the stock market while only 20% said they had any investments in stocks and shares at all. A meagre 4% would invest in the stock market if they received a £100,000 windfall while 39% would invest in property and 36% would pu...