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Austrians are prepared to invest 247 euros per month in their pension and health care. This amount is unchanged compared to last year, according to a survey by the market research institute Imas on behalf of Erste Bank, Sparkassen and Wiener Städtische.
Of 1,000 compatriots surveyed, 85 percent said it was important to them to make financial provisions. Three quarters are very or somewhat satisfied with their current life situation, a quarter are not or not at all. When asked about the pension instruments already used, the investment classics were mentioned: savings accounts (56 percent), life insurance (41 percent) and building savings (36 percent). This is followed by fund savings plans, securities, gold and real estate.
According to the Imas survey, precautionary topics that are particularly important to people are health (63 percent), a financial reserve in the event of a crisis (61), pension (57), family (50) and housing (49).
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