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Gen Z investors increasingly turn to ETFs as wealth-building tool

MarketWatch says younger investors are gaining easier access to investing, though their starting amounts vary widely.

Gen Z is entering investing at unusually young ages and is increasingly choosing exchange-traded funds, according to MarketWatch.

The outlet attributes the shift to easier access to investing than previous generations, while noting that Gen Z investors have vastly different amounts of money to put to work.

MarketWatch frames the trend as part of how younger investors are building wealth, contrasting ETF investing with higher-risk alternatives some may associate with betting culture.

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