Are you a bull or a bear? |
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Do you think that 2008 will be an average year for the US stock market?
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Above average:
6%
Average:
31%
Below average:
63%
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Bull | Bear |
Above average:
9%
Average:
37%
Below average:
54%
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Above average:
3%
Average:
23%
Below average:
74%
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Over the last ten years, the US stock market has risen an average of almost seven percent annually. Thinking ahead to the next ten years, do you expect the annual return of the stock market will be higher, lower, or about the same as it was over the last ten years? |
Higher:
17%
Lower:
32%
About the same:
51%
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Bull | Bear |
Higher:
22%
Lower:
20%
About the same:
59%
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Higher:
11%
Lower:
49%
About the same:
40%
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Do you personally – or jointly with your spouse – have any money invested in the stock market, either in individual stock or in a mutual fund? |
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Regardless of whether you own any stock yourself, do you think now is a good time to buy stock? |
Good time:
56%
Bad time:
11%
Neither a good time nor a bad time:
34%
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From what you know, which area of the world offers the best investment climate over the next twelve months? |
United States:
19%
Asia:
29%
Europe:
13%
Emerging markets, like Brazil and Thailand:
39%
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Do you think that, in general, investing in the stock market is a sound financial decision or a risky one? |
Good financial decision:
72%
Risky financial decision:
28%
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Which of the following products do you most wish you owned stock in right now? |
Beer:
13%
Bears:
2%
Building products:
6%
Broadband:
5%
Batteries:
4%
Barrels of oil:
70%
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If you had a thousand dollars to spend, do you think investing it in the stock market would be a good idea right now? |
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When it comes to financial information that major stock brokerage firms and corporations provide to the public, do you have confidence that the information is straightforward and an honest analysis? |
Have confidence:
48%
Do not have confidence:
52%
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Do you have a professional financial adviser? |
Yes, I have people:
61%
No, I rely solely on my own research:
39%
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From which of the major presidential candidates do you think you would get better investment advice? |
John McCain:
49%
Barack Obama:
51%
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Bull | Bear |
John McCain:
57%
Barack Obama:
43%
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John McCain:
38%
Barack Obama:
62%
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Do you own any stock in Anheuser-Busch, either directly or in a mutual fund? |
Yes, directly:
12%
Yes, through a mutual fund:
22%
Yes, both directly and through a mutual fund:
5%
No:
61%
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Should Anheuser-Busch agree to a buy-out offer from a foreign company? |
Yes:
3%
Yes, if the price is right:
28%
No:
69%
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Own A-B Stock | Do Not Own A-B Stock |
Yes:
4%
Yes, if the price is right:
33%
No:
63%
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Yes:
2%
Yes, if the price is right:
25%
No:
73%
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Do you plan to sign one of the petitions, like SaveAB.com, urging Anheuser-Busch board members to reject the current InBev offer? |
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Do you think that Belgian-based InBev will end up owning St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch? |
Yes, and soon:
19%
Yes, eventually:
53%
No:
27%
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Own A-B Stock | Do Not Own A-B Stock |
Yes, and soon:
20%
Yes, eventually:
54%
No:
26%
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Yes, and soon:
19%
Yes, eventually:
53%
No:
28%
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