Many think AI investment advice can be useful for solo investors
Core finding
About six-in-ten Americans (61%) think AI-generated investment advice can be at least moderately useful to people managing their own money without a bank or advisor, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey.
That includes 6% who call it very useful. The remaining 39% see little use in it, including 15% who say it offers none at all.
Topline distribution
Many think AI investment advice can be useful for solo investors.
To what extent do you think investment or stock advice generated by AI can be useful for individual retail investors who are operating independently without the support of financial institution or professional advisors?
n = 496 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±4.7%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 496 |
| Margin of error | ±4.7% |
| Module | beliefs |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
To what extent do you think investment or stock advice generated by AI can be useful for individual retail investors who are operating independently without the support of financial institution or professional advisors?
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=496 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.7%.