With everything that¡¯s going on in global markets right now, who¡¯d want to be an investor?

The answer, increasingly, is Japanese young people, who are embracing risk assets like never before ¡ª a shift in mindset that has some worried they¡¯re spending too little on the here and now.

In an annual survey by Dai-Ichi Life Insurance that asks kids for their future career goals, ¡°investor¡± appeared for the very first time this year as a top 10 job choice for high-school boys. And while money-manager didn¡¯t crack the top 10 for girls, young women are increasingly interested in investing too, with those aged between 25 and 29 more likely to own securities than their male peers.