Investment Fraud Awareness
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Simple Compound Interest: 4-in-5 (81%) correctly answer the question
about simple compound interest; on par with the national average (79%)
Q
Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 2% per year. After 5 years, how
much do you think you would have in the account if you left the money to grow?
[asked of all respondents; national n=5,000; Manitoba n=500]
Segmentation (Manitoba 2020)
Respondents who answered correctly
Investor Segments
No savings
National
Correct Answer
79%
8%
9%
4%
More than Exactly $102 Less than Don't know
$102
$102
69%
Manitoba
Correct Answer
Savings, non-investor
84%
Non-frequent investor
84%
Frequent investor
84%
Manitoba Region
Winnipeg
84%
South/West
73%
81%
Central/North
83%
Winnipeg Region
Central/North
88%
East
76%
South/West
88%
Age
18-34
77%
35-54
80%
8%
5%
6%
55+
85%
Gender
More than Exactly $102 Less than Don't know
$102
$102
Men
83%
Women
79%View entire presentation