Long Description for the Investment Fraud Survey Bar Chart

Bar chart summarizing an Investment Fraud survey. Respondents answered the question: 'Which, if any, of the following do you think are potential signs of investment fraud? If the person selling the investment said... Values are as follows:

Almost all shares sold; important to act quickly.

• All Adults (2015): 68%.
• All Adults (2014): 68%.
• Target Investors (2015): 81%.
• Target Investors (2014): 70%.

Willing to charge half of the commission if act right away.

• All Adults (2015): 68%.
• All Adults (2014): 68%.
• Target Investors (2015): 85%.
• Target Investors (2014): 78%.

Guaranteed rate of return.

• All Adults (2015): 56%.
• All Adults (2014): 56%.
• Target Investors (2015): 62%.
• Target Investors (2014): 66%.

Said would never sell investments that didn't produce.

• All Adults (2015): 42%.
• All Adults (2014): 41%.
• Target Investors (2015): 57%.
• Target Investors (2014): 51%.

Has already invested themselves.

• All Adults (2015): 29%.
• All Adults (2014): 27%.
• Target Investors (2015): 42%.
• Target Investors (2014): 29%.

None of these.

• All Adults (2015): 13%.
• All Adults (2014): 13%.
• Target Investors (2015): 4%.
• Target Investors (2014): 6%.