Financial Surveys & Statistics

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

60% – Sixty percent of consumers aged 28-43 with an income of $75,000 or more have a paid financial advisor. (Source: LIMRA)

$1,433 – The cost of a Continental Airlines round-trip ticket from New York to Omaha, Neb., on the first weekend in May, when Berkshire Hathaway Inc. holds its annual shareholder meeting. It’s four times the regular rate. A New York-Paris round-trip ticket on that same weekend costs $1,142. (Source: Bloomberg)

14-5 – The odds the New York Yankees will defend their World Series title this coming season, the favorites among oddsmakers. Division rival Boston Red Sox are the second choice at 11-2. (Source: Las Vegas Sports Consultants)

20% – Americans’ confidence in U.S. banks remains near its historical low, at 20%—not much different from the 18% of a year ago and 22% of last summer, At the same time, 58% continue to express confidence in the bank they use to do most of their banking. (Source: Gallup)

$4 Billion – The 2009 compensation in fees and capital gains for David Tepper of Appaloosa Management, making him last year’s top-paid hedge fund manager. George Soros ranked second, with a $3.3 billion payday. (Source: The New York Times)