Did you know...

In Australia, most people (85%) know that high returns generally meant high risk. However, many people do not apply the concept when presented with specific scenarios.

For example, when faced with an investment advertised as having a return 'well above market rates at no risk', 47% would make some level of investment.

Moreover, over one third of adult Australians with investments did not understand that good investments can have short-term fluctuations in market values (37% in 2002).

Source: ANZ Bank Australia, 2005.

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