Client Service June 1, 2017
High-Net-Worth Millennials Very Confident About Finances
Many are taking a proactive approach to managing their wealth.
Reported by Lee Barney
High-net-worth
Millennials are far more confident than other generations when it comes to
talking about their wealth, according to research by RBC Wealth Management.
Eighty percent of them think they have a responsibility to understand their
finances, and 69% conduct research on their own to expand their financial
knowledge. By comparison, only 61% of those in the 35 to 55 age group and 47% of
those older than 55 do so.
Millennials have also gotten a head start on understanding finances, with the average starting age being 20. By comparison, Gen Xers said they started exploring finances at age 25, and Baby Boomers, age 32.
“Millennials are more educated than previous generations, with more attending college than their parents and grandparents,” says Angie O’Leary, head of wealth planning at RBC Wealth Management-U.S. “They’re a more mindful generation with a global perspective—all of which has factored into their sense of responsibility about finances.”
Fifty-one percent of high-net-worth Millennials said they had discussed wealth transfer with a member of their family, a discussion other generations pay little attention to.
However, only 35% of Millennials have a will, and 36% have done nothing about wealth transfer. On the other hand, 38% have a wealth transfer strategy in place, 41% plan to distribute their wealth gradually over the course of their lifetime, and 53% plan to educate their beneficiaries.
RBC Wealth Management conducted the survey in collaboration with Scorpio Partnership.
Millennials have also gotten a head start on understanding finances, with the average starting age being 20. By comparison, Gen Xers said they started exploring finances at age 25, and Baby Boomers, age 32.
“Millennials are more educated than previous generations, with more attending college than their parents and grandparents,” says Angie O’Leary, head of wealth planning at RBC Wealth Management-U.S. “They’re a more mindful generation with a global perspective—all of which has factored into their sense of responsibility about finances.”
Fifty-one percent of high-net-worth Millennials said they had discussed wealth transfer with a member of their family, a discussion other generations pay little attention to.
However, only 35% of Millennials have a will, and 36% have done nothing about wealth transfer. On the other hand, 38% have a wealth transfer strategy in place, 41% plan to distribute their wealth gradually over the course of their lifetime, and 53% plan to educate their beneficiaries.
RBC Wealth Management conducted the survey in collaboration with Scorpio Partnership.