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Which Firms Do US Investor Segments Use?

The Wealth Management Firms Each Of Our Nine Investor Segments Use

Bill Doyle
 and  three contributors
Sep 21, 2010

Summary

To understand the behavior of US investor households, Forrester analyzes two dimensions that meaningfully distinguish individual investors: investable assets and self-directedness. We combine these attributes to create nine distinct investor segments. This segmentation helps channel professionals understand and influence investors' choices of channels, products, services, and firms. One segment stands out as a particularly attractive target for wealth management firms: Mass-Affluent Validators. They're the second-largest segment, they have sizable assets, and no firm has captured a disproportionate share of them.

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