Investing

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 19-21, 2008. N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"If someone gave you a thousand dollars in cash and told you that you could not use it to pay off any debts or buy anything, which of the following would you be most likely to do with that money: deposit that cash in a bank account which is insured by the federal government; invest that cash in stocks, bonds or other investments which might earn more money than a bank but are not insured by the government; or keep that cash in your home or somewhere else where it would be under your direct control?"

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12/19-21/08

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. May 1-8, 2008. N=2,208 adults nationwide, including 1,657 investors (respondents who have stocks, bonds, or mutual funds). MoE ± 3.

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"In your opinion, do you think that 2008 will be an above average, average, or below average year for the U.S. stock market?"

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ALL adults

Investors

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"Regardless of whether you own stock, in your opinion, do you think now is a good or a bad time to buy stock, or is it neither a good nor a bad time to buy stock?"

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ALL adults

Investors

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"As you may know, over the last ten years, the 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?"

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ALL adults

Investors

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"How about the bond market? Do you think that current interest rates on bonds make them a good investment or a bad investment over the next year compared with what could be earned in stocks and other investments?"

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ALL adults

Investors

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"From what you know, over the next twelve months, which area of the world offers the best investment climate: the United States, or Asia, or Europe, or the emerging markets, such as Brazil and Thailand?"

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ALL adults

Investors

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"When thinking about investing, do you prefer aggressive growth investments that have a higher potential return with more risk, or do you prefer income producing investments that preserve capital with less risk?"

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ALL adults

Investors

Associated Press-AOL News Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Dec. 12-14, 2006. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you think now is a good time or bad time to invest in the stock market?"

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12/12-14/06

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Oct. 6-8, 2006. N=1,007 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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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 or bad idea?"

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10/6-8/06

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Pew Research Center survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Jan. 4-8, 2006. N=1,503 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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"Do you think now is a very good, good, bad, or very bad time to invest in the stock market?"

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CBS News/New York Times Poll. June 10-15, 2005. N=1,111 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

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"How confident are you in your ability to make good investment decisions in the stock market: very confident, somewhat confident, not very confident, or not at all confident?"

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"Do you think of investment in the stock market as generally a safe investment or generally a risky investment?"

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"Do you personally, or jointly with a spouse, have any money invested in the stock market right now ‑‑ either in individual stock or in a mutual fund -- or don't you?"

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