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66%

66% -- share lacking confidence in achieving long term objectives for US investors (2026)

Name: Share Lacking Confidence In Achieving Long Term Objectives Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-09-30

2026 · Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

66% of surveyed Americans/investors lack confidence in achieving long-term objectives.

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66%

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Data Vintage

2026

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US investors

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Strong, reliable evidence

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Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Primary Tier C

https://amerilife.com/insights/wealth/the-confidence-advantage-how-financial-planning-strengthens-co… ↗

Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

Source Article

The Confidence Advantage: How Financial Planning Strengthens Consumer Decisions

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Morgan Stanley Wealth Management · Original study ↗

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US investors: 66% share lacking confidence in achieving long term objectives. Source: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/investors-lack-confidence-long-term-objectives-66-percent

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