Portuguese families continue to have a lot of money, yielding below inflation. Still, there are more and more investors investing in ETFs to save, after a particularly positive year 2025 in this regard.
This is the perspective of Deco Proteste, which focuses on defending consumer rights. To DN and DV, Jorge Duarte, an organization specialist, explains that, in general, the Portuguese investor is “conservative”but a lot is changing and outlines some lines that can guide investors.
“Portugal is still one of the countries in which investment in ETFs has a smaller weight”points out. These are exchange traded index funds (Exchange Traded Funds), which replicate the aggregate movement of a group of listed companies, brought together using regional or thematic criteria. The scenario is evident if we compare it with the USA but, even comparing it with other European countries, the conclusion is the same.
At issue is “a much more conservative profile”which takes place in “a lot of money in term deposits and similarwhose income is much lower than inflation”, warns the expert. Even so, the trend is changing, with the younger generations to seek to put their savings to yield in a more significant way, even if with reduced amounts.
“There is a growing interest in investing in stock markets and especially in ETFs“, which are one of the cheapest and most effective ways to start investing”, looking at stock markets, stocks and bonds. In this context, the most sought after are those that replicate the global market (the MSCI World, for example) e o S&P 500which serves as a reference on Wall Street.
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