Many US adults are first taught about investing by nonprofessionals

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More than half of US adults were first taught about investing by either themselves or nobody. Among the 44% who first learned via an external resource, many were taught by a parent, friend, or relative, or by a creator on social media, suggesting that a substantial number of Americans are introduced to investing through nonprofessionals.

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