Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| CONTENTS | 8 | 1 |
| Chapter 1 | 9 | 26 |
| Investment &Securities Industry Overview | 9 | 3 |
| Government Bail Outs and Increased Control of Banks and Investment Firms | 12 | 1 |
| Increased Regulation and Government Scrutiny Loom Over the Financial Industry | 12 | 1 |
| Giant Mergers Change the Face of Global Banking and Investment Firms | 13 | 1 |
| Aging Populations, Baby Boomers Create Opportunities/U.S. Pension Accounts Top $14 Trillion | 13 | 2 |
| Employers Make 401(k) Enrollment Automatic/Broad Changes are Suggested for Retirement Savings Plans | 15 | 2 |
| Investment Firms, Banks Compete for Clients in High Net Worth Households | 17 | 1 |
| ETFs Expand and Take Market Share from Mutual Funds/Fund Operators Are Forced to Change | 17 | 2 |
| Online Brokers Open Physical Offices/Online Trading is Free for Large Depositors | 19 | 1 |
| Hedge Funds Regroup, Change Strategy and Sometimes Lower Fees | 19 | 2 |
| Private Equity Firms Stumble on Tighter Credit | 21 | 1 |
| Annuity Account Managers Create New Product Strategies | 22 | 1 |
| Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and Derivatives Soar into the Trillions of Dollars | 23 | 1 |
| Credit Card Issuers and Debt Holders Face a Difficult Market/Consumers Pay Down Debts and Charge Less | 24 | 1 |
| Exchanges Must Provide Fast, Inexpensive Services in Order to Survive/High Speed Trading | 25 | 1 |
| Investment Product Facts | 26 | 9 |
| Chapter 2 | 35 | 16 |
| U.S. Investment &Securities Industry Overview | 36 | 1 |
| Stock Market Performance Indices, U.S.: 1985-Nov. 2009 | 37 | 1 |
| Stock Market Volume, U.S.: 1985-Oct. 2009 | 38 | 1 |
| Value Traded on the NYSE &NASDAQ Stock Exchanges: 1985-Oct. 2009 | 39 | 1 |
| Common Stock Prices &Yields, U.S.: 1980-Nov. 2008 | 40 | 1 |
| Components of U.S. Money Stock Measures: 1970-Dec. 2009 | 42 | 1 |
| U.S. Mutual Fund Assets by Type of Fund: 1985-Oct. 2009 | 43 | 1 |
| U.S. Mutual Fund Net Sales*: 1985-Oct. 2009 | 44 | 1 |
| Treasury Securities Outstanding by Kind of Obligation, U.S.: Fiscal 1978-2009 | 45 | 1 |
| Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities: 1999-Sept. 2008 | 46 | 1 |
| Public Debt Securities Held by Private Investors, U.S.: Fiscal 1970-2008 | 47 | 1 |
| Average Interest Rates of 3-Month &10-Year U.S. Treasuries: 1985-Nov. 2009 | 48 | 1 |
| Time Deposits &Savings Deposits of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)*, U.S.: Fiscal 2000-Q2 2009 | 49 | 1 |
| Employment in the Investment &Securities Industry, U.S.: 2003-Nov. 2009 | 50 | 1 |
