After using the service, 65% of German investors go on to invest in a company they
researched through the
Annual Reports Service.
Investors with substantial resources
- Significant Net-worth: € 347,836
- Considerable Household Income: € 99,344
- Extensive Portfolio Holdings: € 260,370
- Experience Investing
24% more than 10 years
35% more than 15 years
Investors who take action
- 65% report investing or planning to invest in a company whose report they requested
- Average investment: €11,616 per company
Reach investors where they conduct research
When looking for investment ideas, investors look first to:
- 63% Financial Newspapers, Magazines & Websites
- 19% Financial Newsletters
- 8% Company Websites
- 4% Friends/Contacts
- 3% Financial TV Show/Programmes
- 2% Broker/Advisor
Investors see the annual report as critical to their research, rating as "most credible information":
- 41% The Annual Report
- 33% Financial Print Media
- 11% Analyst Report
- 8% Financial Website
- 5% Investor Conferences
- 3% Financial TV Show/Programmes
Research results of WILink 2006 research sent to 3,264 German investors and Annual Reports Service users. 255 surveys were returned by investors at 7.81% for a 95% confidence with +/-5.9% margin of error.