EVOLVE FINANCIALLY WITH AN ADVISOR
According to the third CFA institute investor trust study survey covering 3,127 retail investors and 829 institutional investors worldwide, 70% of Indian investors work with professional advisers compared to 54% globally; 81% of these began work with advisers in the past six years. Of these Indian investors, 31 % investors listen to primary advisers, 30% depend on online research and 19% take advice from friends and family. The investor looks for someone who will act in their best interest and can achieve high returns. In another survey, sixth-annual Legg Mason Global Investment Survey ( LMGIS ), 44 % investors with financial advisors in Jaipur feel that volatility is “positive – if managed properly” as against 27% without advisors. This indicates that investors with advisors are more likely perceive volatility as an opportunity. The chart below is reproduced from a survey report of IIMS Data works Survey and shows with whom would Indians trust their mon...