High-net-worth Millennial investors are nothing if not gung-ho about investing, confident in their investment acumen, and upbeat about their financial futures, according to a Spectrem report.

In the study high-net-worth millennials, nearly six-in-ten (59%) high-net-worth millennials with a net worth greater than US$1 million report they enjoy investing and that it is something they do not want to give up.

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This is the highest percentage across all age levels. In comparison, seniors were the next demographic most likely to say they enjoyed investing (57%) while baby boomers were the least enthusiastic (49%).

Similarly, high-net-worth millennials were the most likely across all age groups to want to be actively involved in the day-to-day management of their investments (58%).

These young investors, with more of their work lives ahead of them, are also the most positive about their financial futures. Nearly seven-in-ten high-net-worth millennials with a net worth greater than US$1 million (69%) expect their personal financial situation to be stronger in a year. Those with less than US$1 million are similarly optimistic (70%).

Their more positive outlook appears to have inspired more aggressive investment strategies. Nearly half of high-net-worth millennials with greater than US$1 million net worth (49%) are willing to take significant investment risk on a portion of their investments to earn a high return.

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In comparison, only 38% of both baby boomers and seniors are willing to take such risk (at 55%, high-net-worth Gen Xers surveyed were the most likely to be willing to take a significant investment risk).

While investment risk is important to a significant majority of high-net-worth millennials when selecting an investment (76%), this concern increases with age, with more than nine-in-ten baby boomers and seniors ranking risk the primary factor in selecting an investment.

Seven-in-ten high-net-worth millennials next consider investment diversity and track record, followed by the tax implications and the reputation of the company where the investment is made.

Across all age groups, high-net-worth millennials are the most likely to consider the social responsibility of an investor, 49%, vs. 43% of Gen Xers, 34% of baby boomers and 27% of seniors.