Cathay Securities Sees 95% Increase in Minor Account Openings This Year, Early Financial Planning Layout

Central News Agency (Reporter Zeng Ren-kai, Taipei, April 14) The Taiwan stock market has broken through 36,000 points, reaching new highs, making investment and financial management a national movement. According to Cathay Securities statistics, as of early April this year, the number of minor account openings at Cathay Securities has exceeded 160,000, a significant increase of 95% compared to the same period last year, indicating that parents are making early arrangements for their children's financial planning. Cathay Securities further analyzed that observing the customer group structure, the number of minor account openings has not only increased, but the age group has also significantly shifted downwards, concentrating on those under 6 years old, reflecting parents' early initiation of long-term asset allocation for their children. In terms of investment allocation, according to Cathay Securities statistics, market-cap ETFs are the core choice for parents to conduct long-term stock accumulation for their children's accounts. Among them, Yuanta Taiwan 50 (0050) accounts for the highest proportion, over 50%; followed by Cathay Sustainable High Dividend (00878). Cathay Securities analyzed that in recent years, capital market trading momentum has continued to heat up, and the trend of investment and financial management has significantly increased; the daily average transaction amount in the Taiwan stock centralized market has increased from NT$242.2 billion in 2022 to NT$416 billion in 2025, and frequently exceeded NT$1 trillion in 2026, all reflecting a significant increase in the willingness of Taiwanese people to participate in the investment market. Driven by the popularization of investment concepts, financial planning has gradually extended to family and next-generation planning.