Plunkett's Investment & Securities Industry Almanac 2010

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

• PLUNKETT'S INVESTMENT & SECURITIES INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2010 CONTENTS A Short Investment & Securities Industry Glossary xii Introduction 1 How to Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends in the Investment & Securities Industry 7 1) Investment & Securities Industry Overview 7 2) Government Bail Outs and Increased Control of Banks and Investment Firms 10 3) Increased Regulation and Government Scrutiny Loom Over the Financial Industry 10 4) Giant Mergers Change the Face of Global Banking and Investment Firms 11 5) Aging Populations, Baby Boomers Create Opportunities/U.S. Pension Accounts Top $14 Trillion 11 6) Employers Make 401(k) Enrollment Automatic/Broad Changes are Suggested for Retirement Savings Plans 13 7) Investment Firms, Banks Compete for Clients in High Net Worth Households 15 8) ETFs Expand and Take Market Share from Mutual Funds/Fund Operators Are Forced to Change 15 9) Online Brokers Open Physical Offices/Online Trading is Free for Large Depositors 17 10) Hedge Funds Regroup, Change Strategy and Sometimes Lower Fees 17 11) Private Equity Firms Stumble on Tighter Credit 19 12) Annuity Account Managers Create New Product Strategies 20 13) Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and Derivatives Soar into the Trillions of Dollars 21 14) Credit Card Issuers and Debt Holders Face a Difficult Market/Consumers Pay Down Debts and Charge Less 22 15) Exchanges Must Provide Fast, Inexpensive Services in Order to Survive/High Speed Trading 23 16) Investment Product Facts 24 Chapter 2: Investment & Securities Industry Statistics 33 U.S. Investment & Securities Industry Overview 34 Stock Market Performance Indices, U.S.: 1985-Nov. 2009 35 Stock Market Volume, U.S.: 1985-Oct. 2009 36 Value Traded on the NYSE & NASDAQ Stock Exchanges: 1985-Oct. 2009 37 Common Stock Prices & Yields, U.S.: 1980-Nov. 2008 38 Sales, Profits & Stockholders' Equity, All Manufacturing Corporations, U.S.: 1980-June 2008 39 Components of U.S. Money Stock Measures: 1970-Dec. 2009 40 U.S. Mutual Fund Assets by Type of Fund: 1985-Oct. 2009 41 U.S. Mutual Fund Net Sales: 1985-Oct. 2009 42 Treasury Securities Outstanding by Kind of Obligation, U.S.: Fiscal 1978-2009 43 Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities: 1999-Sept. 2008 44 Public Debt Securities Held by Private Investors, U.S.: Fiscal 1970-2008 45 Average Interest Rates of 3-Month & 10-Year U.S. Treasuries: 1985-Nov. 2009 46 Time Deposits & Savings Deposits of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), U.S.: Fiscal 2000-Q2 2009 47 Employment in the Investment & Securities Industry, U.S.: 2003-Nov. 2009 48 Chapter 3: Important Investment & Securities Industry Contacts 49 (Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites) Chapter 4: THE INVESTMENT 350: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 75 Industry List, With Codes 76 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 77 Alphabetical Index 86 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 89 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 93 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 95 Index of Firms with International Operations 104 Individual Profiles on Each of THE INVESTMENT 350 107 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 459 Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 461

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