Nobody in Europe has spent the past week looking at their stock portfolio, wondering if they could still afford to send their kids to university.
this post was submitted on 12 Apr 2025
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Mostly because very few people in Europe dabble with stocks.
The point is that they don't need to invest in stock to afford healthcare, retirement and education. So, major parts of their life are not tied to the uncertainties of the free market, hence one of the argument of the article about why they have more freedom than the USA citizens who are.
What about you? What's your source?
According to a survey by the European Union, 9% of Europeans said they had invested in shares
https://euronerd.com/insights/europe-investor-statistics/
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEurope/comments/1d389h1/comment/l66xmib/
Stocks are not a thing in Europe, generally speaking.
Lol getting downvoted for this. Am I on Reddit?
Probably for using Reddit as a source. Wasn't me tho, at least you responded.
The other article mentions ~8% of Europeans and ~15% of Americans invest in stock directly. It's less common, but not as if no one does it at all, either.
I do find it funny how my comment was downvoted as well (2 up incl my own, 2 down); I just found it weird that the person making a claim ('few Europeans invest in stocks') doesn't have to provide a source, but rather the person disagreeing is expected to. Maybe that's a common thing, but it is odd in my opinion. But that could be because I'm young or w/e