
After using the service, 59% of investors go on to invest in a company they
researched through the
Investor
Network.
Investors with substantial resources
- Significant Net-worth: $1,142,468
- Considerable Household Income: $169,735
- Extensive Portfolio Holdings: $641,657
- Experience Investing
57% more than 10 years
42% more than 15 years
Investors who take action
- 59% report investing or planning to invest in a company whose report they requested
- Average investment: $19,442 per company
Reach investors where they conduct research
When looking for investment ideas, investors look first to:
- 67% Financial Newspapers, Magazines & Websites
- 11% Financial Newsletters
- 10% Company Websites
- 7% Broker/Advisor
- 3% Financial TV Shows
- 2% Friends/Contacts
Investors see the annual report as critical to their research, rating as "most credible information":
- 43% The Annual Report
- 25% Financial Print Media
- 14% Analyst Report
- 11% Financial Website
- 5% Other
- 3% Press Release
Research results of WILink 2005 research sent to 13,082 investors and Annual Reports Service users. 620 surveys were returned by investors at 4.7% response resulting in a 95% confidence level with a margin of error of +/- 3.8%.