Plunkett's Investment & Securities Industry Almanac 2016

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters. Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

Introduction 1
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends in the Investment & Securities Industry 7
1) Investment & Securities Industry Overview 7
2) Investment Banks Enjoy Strong Markets in IPOs, Mergers and Acquisitions 8
3) Basel III , Dodd-Frank Act and Volcker Act Increase Regulation 9
4) Shadow Banking Soars with Non-Bank Alternatives/Financial Technology (“FinTech”)
Enables Online Lending and Crowdfunding 11
5) Investment Market Evolves in China 12
6) Aging Populations, Baby Boomers Create Opportunities/U.S. Pension Accounts Top $24.8 Trillion 12
7) Employers Make 401(k) Enrollment Automatic/Broad Changes Are Suggested for
Retirement Savings Plans 14
8) Investment Firms and Banks Compete for Clients in High Net Worth Households 16
9) ETFs Expand and Take Market Share from Mutual Funds/Mutual Fund Managers Are Forced to Change 16
10) Online Brokers Open Physical Offices/Online Trading Is Free for Large Depositors 18
11) Hedge Funds Regroup and Play a Major Role in Financial Products Including Derivatives, Lending and Insurance 19
12) Private Equity Firms Focus on Growing Their Portfolio Companies and Making Alternative Investments 20
13) Annuity Account Managers Create New Product Strategies 20
14) Credit Default Swaps (CDS) and Derivatives Soar into the Trillions of Dollars 21
15) Stock Exchanges Merge/High Speed Technologies Force Massive Changes 22
16) Investment Product Facts 24
Chapter 2: Investment & Securities Industry Statistics 33
Investment & Securities Industry Overview 34
Stock Market Performance Indices, U.S.: 1985-2015 35
Stock Market Volume, U.S.: 1985-2015 36
Value Traded on the NYSE & NASDAQ Stock Exchanges: 1985-2015 37
Common Stock Prices & Yields, U.S.: 1985-2014 38
Sales, Profits & Stockholders' Equity, All Manufacturing Corporations, U.S.: 1985-Q2 2015 39
Components of U.S. Money Stock Measures: 1980-2015 40
Treasury Securities Outstanding by Kind of Obligation, U.S.: 1985-2014 41
Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities: 2006-2014 42
Public Debt Securities Held by Private Investors, U.S.: 1985-June 2015 43
Average Interest Rates of 3-Month & 10-Year U.S. Treasuries: 1985-2015 44
Time Deposits & Savings Deposits of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), U.S.: 2010-Q1 2015 45
Retirement Benefits in the U.S.: Access, Participation and Take-Up Rates, March 2015 46
Employment in the Investment & Securities Industry, U.S.: 2009-September 2015 47
Securities, Commodity Contracts & Other Financial Investment Activities, Estimated Revenue for Employer Firms, U.S.: 2009-2015 48
Securities, Commodity Contracts & Other Financial Investment Activities, Estimated Sources of Revenue for Employer Firms, U.S.: 2011-2013 49
Chapter 3: Important Investment & Securities Industry Contacts 51
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
Chapter 4: THE INVESTMENT 350: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 79
Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 80
Alphabetical Index 89
Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 92
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 95
Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE INVESTMENT 350 97
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 458
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 460
A Short Investment & Securities Industry Glossary 481