Over 70% of Gen Z investors hold a third of their portfolio in crypto — and only 13% of day traders make money

Some Gen Z investors have given up on building wealth the old-fashioned way. Over 70% of Gen Z investors have crypto take up more than a third of their portfolio, according to the World Economic Forum. Why are Gen Z investors so interested in high-risk, high-payoff investments? Some Gen Z investors see traditional wealth building as too slow — they're gambling on 'much higher returns' from volatile betsThe U.S. is headed toward an increasingly K-shaped economy. This has left some Gen Z investors feeling like traditional methods of building wealth won't let them meet their financial goals.