Millennial-style Gold Investment, Take Advantage Of Digital Platforms

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission I DPR RI, Helmy Faisal Zaini said, in the current digital era, gold investment is not only in the form of necklaces or bracelets. According to him, the current millennial generation uses digital platforms to deal with gold investments, such as the one at Pegadaian.

"The mindset has done an extraordinary digital transformation, Pegadaian's main customers are mostly mothers. And in the past those mothers must have had gold necklaces and gold bracelets in stock. But now for millennials, the necklace or bracelet is no longer gold but gold. gadgets, the habit is no longer collecting gold at Digital Pawnshops," Helmy said in the BAKTI Kominfo discussion with the theme "Digital Literacy and Youth Challenges in the Era of Society 5.0", quoted Wednesday, June 16.

Helmy said, Pegadaian's movement in utilizing the number of millennial generations is a form of transformation in the digital era. The future of the country, indeed lies in the millennial generation, which is one of the drivers of the country's economy.

"There is one survey that predicts that in 2025 70 percent of the Indonesian population will be inhabited by the millennial generation in the demographic bonus, where there will be more productive age and at that time all stakeholders, be it the state, the private sector, civil society, mass organizations must have readiness. readiness in welcoming the coming era," he explained.

He added that now times have changed, they have moved from one role to another. According to Helmy, there is one theory which states that the humans who can last the longest are those who are good at adapting to change.

"If you can't keep up with developments, don't update, don't carry out the self-actualization process with the times, you will be left behind," he concluded.