Millennial and Gen Z investors are overwhelmingly steering their individual portfolios toward alternative investments to stave off the volatility of inflation, according to findings from a new survey published by Fundrise, a direct-to-investor real estate investment platform, which partnered with DKC Analytics to survey 1,000 Millennial (25 to 40 years old) and Gen Z (18 to 24 years old) investors in late December to gauge investor sentiment and outlook for 2022.
More than 50 percent of respondents said they are planning to increase their allocation to alternative investments, with 74 percent of 18- to 40-year-olds surveyed expecting to invest or explore investing in real estate via online investment platforms in 2022.
"Real estate has always been one of the most attractive asset classes for professional investors, but doubly so in inflationary times," said Ben Miller, Fundrise co-founder and CEO. "What's extraordinary this time around is that millions of Millennial an