After using the service, 71% of German investors go on to invest in a company they
researched through the
Investor 
Network.
Investors with substantial resources
- Significant Net-worth: € 546,985
- Considerable Household Income: € 131,233
- Extensive Portfolio Holdings: € 267,910
- Experience Investing
60% more than 10 years
40% more than 15 years
Investors who take action
- 42% report investing or planning to invest in a company whose report they requested
- Average investment: €17,798 per company
Reach investors where they conduct research
When looking for investment ideas, investors look first to:
- 77% Financial Newspapers, Magazines & Websites
- 11% Company Websites
- 11% Financial Newsletters
- 7% Broker/Advisor
- 3% Friends/Contacts
Investors see the annual report as critical to their research, rating as "most credible information":
- 42% The Annual Report
- 26% Financial Print Media
- 16% Analyst Report
- 6% Financial Website
- 3% Press Release
- 2% Investor Conferences
Research results of WILink 2006 research sent to 3,264 German investors and Annual Reports Service users. 255 surveys were returned by investors at 7.81% for a 95% confidence with +/-5.9% margin of error.