Retirement Savers Are Putting More Money Into Stocks, Survey Shows

Equities and real estate are two asset classes poised to benefit from aging society, respondents say

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Retirement savers want more stocks in their portfolios as a hedge against inflation, potentially offering a long-term tailwind for equities as societies age, according to the latest Bloomberg Markets Live Pulse survey.

Almost half of the 252 respondents said they were putting more funds into stocks as a response to rising prices – far eclipsing the 6% who said they’d be adding the traditional inflation hedge, gold.