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Financial Professionals: Manager/Advisor/Planner
2007 Print Primary Reader Study


Barron's primary readers represent the "big money" in America — the people with the financial clout to move markets. Among Barron's primary readers in business or the professions, some 41.0% are fund managers with an average of $11.3 billion in assets under management.


Financial Professionals
Fund Managers — net
  Manage funds for your own company
  Manage funds for other organization(s)

Financial planner/investment advisor/
asset manager, broker/dealer,
registered rep, professional trader — net


41.0%
32.5%
18.0%



31.5%

Note: Multiple responses.
Base: Respondents in business or the professions answering.

Fund Managers

Value of Funds Managed

Value of Funds Managed Pie Chart

Value of Funds Managed:
  $11.3 Billion Average
  $9.0 Million Median

Base: Fund managers answering.

 

Financial Planner · Investment Advisor ·
Asset Manager


Financial Planning Fees
  Fee-based net
  Commission-based net


82.6%
60.0%


Years of Financial Planning Experience
  Average years of experience
  Median years of experience


19
20


Assets Under Management
  Average value of all client assets
  Median value of all client assets

  Average value of firm's assets
  Median value of firm's assets


$6.5 Billion
$91.0 Million

$123.8 Billion
$1.2 Billion

Base: Financial planners/investment advisors/asset managers/brokers/dealers answering.

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