In this report, Mintel examines the market for long-term savings and investment products, from cash to equity-based investments and the issues facing providers, distributors and advisers. It considers whether we are a nation of savers or borrowers, and how the upheavals of the past two years have affected savings confidence and behaviour.
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Economic and Investment Climate
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Retail Investment Market Size
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Consumer and Investor Sentiment
Consumers’ Product and Asset Ownership
The Consumer – Attitudes Towards Risk
The Consumer – Reasons for Saving
The Consumer – Sources of Saving and Investment Advice
The Consumer – Attitudes towards Savings and Investment Advice
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Appendix – Consumers’ Product and Asset Ownership
Appendix – The Consumer – Attitudes Towards Risk
Appendix – The Consumer – Reasons for Saving
Appendix – The Consumer – Sources of Savings and Investment Advice
Appendix – The Consumer – Attitudes Towards Savings and Investment Advice
23rd July 2010
As investment clouds gather, some retail investors are using the opportunity to pick up assets at what could prove to be bargain prices. 
1st March 2010
To attract the hot money in the savings market, you need to be topping the best-buy tables. But for most people, it's peace of mind rather than investment returns that matter.
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There has been a fundamental change in the investment climate since this report was last written, but even the combination of strong stockmarket growth and record low interest rates hasn't changed the UK consumers' fundamental dislike of risk-based investments.
