Financial Surveys & Statistics

Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week.

73 % – The percentage of investors who say they have confidence in the U.S. capital markets. (Source: Center for Audit Quality)

$9.1 Trillion – Total investible assets of retail investors aged 55 to 70, as of yearend 2008. (Source: Cerulli Associates Inc.)

17 % – The percent of Americans that say they are worried about getting the H1N1 virus (swine flu), up from the 8% who said the same in June. (Source: Gallup Inc.)

63 % – The percentage of affluent American investors who say they haven’t discussed a Roth IRA conversion with their financial advisors. (Source: Natixis Global Associates)

71 % – The Percentage of Americans who think it is unlikely that health care reform will be signed into law by the end of the year. (Source: Harris Interactive Inc.)

2/3 – Two-thirds of Americans are likely to decrease spending on eating out and entertainment in the next six months. (Source: Harris Interactive Inc.)