Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| Copyright | 7 | 2 |
| CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
| A Short Investment &Securities Industry Glossary | 11 | 26 |
| INTRODUCTION | 37 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 39 | 4 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS IN THE INVESTMENT &SECURITIES INDUSTRY | 43 | 28 |
| 1) Investment &Securities Industry Overview | 43 | 3 |
| 2) Investment Banks are Cutting Back on Employee Count and Overhead | 46 | 1 |
| 3) Nationalization of Banks and Investment Firms Worldwide | 47 | 1 |
| 4) 2010 Reform Act Increases Regulation of Financial Industry, including Banks, Investment Companies and Insurance Firms | 47 | 2 |
| 5) Giant Mergers Change the Face of Global Banking and Investment Firms | 49 | 1 |
| 6) Investment Market Booms in China | 50 | 1 |
| 7) Asian IPOs Proliferate | 50 | 1 |
| 8) Aging Populations, Baby Boomers Create Opportunities/U.S. Pension Accounts Top $18.1 Trillion | 51 | 1 |
| 9) Employers Make 401(k) Enrollment Automatic/Broad Changes are Suggested for Retirement Savings Plans | 52 | 2 |
| 10) Investment Firms, Banks Compete for Clients in High Net Worth Households | 54 | 1 |
| 11) ETFs Expand and Take Market Share from Mutual Funds/Mutual Fund Managers Are Forced to Change | 54 | 2 |
| 12) Online Brokers Open Physical Offices/Online Trading is Free for Large Depositors | 56 | 1 |
| 13) Hedge Funds Regroup, Change Strategy and Sometimes Lower Fees | 56 | 2 |
| 14) Private Equity Firms Focus on Growing Their Portfolio Companies and Making Alternative Investments | 58 | 1 |
| 15) Annuity Account Managers Create New Product Strategies | 59 | 1 |
| 16) Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and Derivatives Soar into the Trillions of Dollars | 59 | 2 |
| 17) Exchanges Must Provide Fast, Inexpensive Services in Order to Survive/High Speed Trading | 61 | 1 |
| 18) Investment Product Facts | 62 | 9 |
| Chapter 2 INVESTMENT &SECURITIES STATISTICS | 71 | 17 |
| U.S. Investment &Securities Industry Overview | 72 | 1 |
| Stock Market Performance Indices, U.S.: 1985-Nov. 2011 | 73 | 1 |
| Stock Market Volume, U.S.: 1985-Nov. 2011 | 74 | 1 |
| Value Traded on the NYSE &NASDAQ Stock Exchanges: 1985-Nov. 2011 | 75 | 1 |
| Common Stock Prices &Yields, U.S.: 1985-2010 | 76 | 1 |
| Components of U.S. Money Stock Measures: 1970-2010 | 78 | 1 |
| Treasury Securities Outstanding by Kind of Obligation, U.S.:Selected Fiscal Years, 1980-2010 | 79 | 1 |
| Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities: 2002-Sept. 2010 | 80 | 1 |
| Public Debt Securities Held by Private Investors, U.S.: Fiscal 1975-2010 | 81 | 1 |
| Average Interest Rates of 3-Month &10-Year U.S. Treasuries: 1985-Dec. 2011 | 82 | 1 |
| Time Deposits &Savings Deposits of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)*, U.S.: Fiscal 2002-Q2 2011 | 83 | 1 |
| Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2011 | 84 | 1 |
| Employment in the Investment &Securities Industry, U.S.: 2005-Oct. 2011 | 85 | 1 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts &Other Financial Investment Activities, Estimated Revenue for Employer Firms, U.S.: 2003-2009 | 86 | 1 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts &Other Financial Investment Activities, Estimated Sources of Revenue for Employer Firms, U.S.: 2007-2009 | 87 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT INVESTMENT &SECURITIES INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 88 | 27 |
| Chapter 4 THE INVESTMENT 350: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 115 | 375 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 116 | 1 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 117 | 8 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 125 | 3 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 128 | 4 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 132 | 1 |
| INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S.WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 133 | 10 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS WITH INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS | 143 | 3 |
| Individual ProfilesOn Each Of THE INVESTMENT 350 | 146 | 344 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 490 | 31 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 491 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 493 | 28 |
