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Investors don't see it coming, despite a nearly 10-year run and a recent spate of market volatility. But if the bull market comes crashing down, it's going to find lots of investors taken by surprise.
According to the annual Legg Mason Global Investment Survey, close to half of investors say they intend to boost active fund allocations over the next five years, and 66% of respondents say they expect U.S. equity markets to rise over the next 12 months; 29% predict a significant increase.
And optimism reigns; overall, 69% said they are "confident" about their investments over the next 12 months, with 28% reporting being "very confident."
Holdings are diverse, but investors report owning 27.6% equities; 22.2% cash; 21.2% fixed income; 12.6% real estate; 10.7% alternatives; and 5.7% gold/metals.
Nobody reported owning cryptocurrencies, and this was the first year that the survey inquired about them. But 28% of millennials said they were among the best ways to invest.
