A nation of small investors: Increasing the proportion of British households actively investing
Think tank: Social Market Foundation
Author(s): Gideon Salutin; John Asthana Gibson
November 19, 2025
This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation recommends measures to strengthen personal finances and provide a boost to the UK economy.
Britain is a country of investors – they just don’t know it.
This report outlines the current state of the UK’s retail investment landscape, highlights the shortcomings that mean households are not achieving the highest possible savings returns, and recommends a number of measures to strengthen personal finances, as well as provide a boost to the UK economy.
