Investment Advisor Poll:
What Do You Think About
Fisher's Remarks,
Bad Industry Behavior &
Next Steps?

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* 1. Are you male or female?

Male

Female

Decline to state

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* 2. Do you work in financial services?

Yes

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* 3. What was your first reaction to the news about Fisher’s lewd comments?

I was shocked/disgusted

I was surprised

I was not surprised

I felt the news was “no big deal” (not shocked/disgusted)

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* 4. What was your first reaction to the ***actual* *comments*** made by Fisher (who compared winning a client to "trying to get into a girl’s pants”)?

They were sexist and highly inappropriate

They were racy but not highly inappropriate (i.e., sexual, not sexist)

They were stupid

They were “no big deal”

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* 5. Have you heard similar remarks at industry events?

Yes, many times

A few times

No, not at all

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* 6. If you were at an industry event and heard similar remarks, what would you do?

Immediately leave the room and/or call out the behavior

Call out/expose the behavior in public/on social media later

Discuss the remarks privately at the event

Keep my feelings of being offended to myself

Ignore it entirely

None of the above

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* 7. How do you feel about investors withdrawing assets from Fisher Investments due to the lewd remarks?

It is an appropriate response

It is an inappropriate response

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* 8. Do investors' withdrawals of assets from Fisher send a clear message to the industry that this type of behavior is unacceptable?

Yes

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* 9. How do you feel about Fisher being banned from two industry events?

It is an appropriate response.

It is an inappropriate response.

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* 10. Would you attend a conference that has Fisher as a speaker?

Yes

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* 11. Did you think Fisher’s behavior is common in the industry?

Yes

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* 12. How common is the verbal harassment of women in the industry?

Very

Somewhat

Uncommon

Nonexistent

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* 13. How common is the verbal harassment of men in the industry?

Very

Somewhat

Uncommon

Nonexistent

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* 14. How common is the verbal harassment of persons of color in the industry?

Very

Somewhat

Uncommon

Nonexistent

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* 15. How common is the verbal harassment of members of the LGBTQ community in the industry?

Very

Somewhat

Uncommon

Nonexistent

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* 16. How common is physical sexual harassment and assault in the industry?

Very

Somewhat

Uncommon

Nonexistent

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* 17. Should the industry end mandatory arbitration and give employees the right to sue employers if they experience sexual harassment on the job?

Yes

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* 18. How else should the industry respond to harassment and other bad behavior?

Support quotas for female/diverse/inclusive board membership

Do more to promote women and to expand diversity/inclusion efforts overall

Require events, companies and industry groups to have clear policies/programs to stop such behavior

All of the above, along with other possible measures (please explain below)

None of the above

What other steps should be taken to prevent harassment/bad behavior? (Please explain.)

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* 19. Overall, how do you feel about the Ken Fisher situation and its longer-term impact?

It is a watershed moment for the industry and should lead to positive change in the treatment of women and others.

It is an important development, but unlikely to lead to lasting change.

It is unimportant.

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* 20. Are you discussing this situation with your colleagues or others?

Yes

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* 21. Are you discussing this situation with your investor clients or prospects?

Yes

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* 22. Is your firm or advisory group discussing this situation and using it as an opportunity to deter such behavior?

Yes, formally

Yes, informally

Investment Advisor Poll: What Do You Think About Fisher's Remarks, Bad Industry Behavior & Next Steps?

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* 1. Are you male or female?

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* 2. Do you work in financial services?

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* 3. What was your first reaction to the news about Fisher’s lewd comments?

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* 4. What was your first reaction to the actual comments made by Fisher (who compared winning a client to "trying to get into a girl’s pants”)?

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* 5. Have you heard similar remarks at industry events?

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* 6. If you were at an industry event and heard similar remarks, what would you do?

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* 7. How do you feel about investors withdrawing assets from Fisher Investments due to the lewd remarks?

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* 8. Do investors' withdrawals of assets from Fisher send a clear message to the industry that this type of behavior is unacceptable?

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* 9. How do you feel about Fisher being banned from two industry events?

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* 10. Would you attend a conference that has Fisher as a speaker?

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* 11. Did you think Fisher’s behavior is common in the industry?

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* 12. How common is the verbal harassment of women in the industry?

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* 13. How common is the verbal harassment of men in the industry?

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* 14. How common is the verbal harassment of persons of color in the industry?

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* 15. How common is the verbal harassment of members of the LGBTQ community in the industry?

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* 16. How common is physical sexual harassment and assault in the industry?

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* 17. Should the industry end mandatory arbitration and give employees the right to sue employers if they experience sexual harassment on the job?

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* 18. How else should the industry respond to harassment and other bad behavior?

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* 19. Overall, how do you feel about the Ken Fisher situation and its longer-term impact?

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* 20. Are you discussing this situation with your colleagues or others?

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* 21. Are you discussing this situation with your investor clients or prospects?

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* 22. Is your firm or advisory group discussing this situation and using it as an opportunity to deter such behavior?

Investment Advisor Poll:
What Do You Think About
Fisher's Remarks,
Bad Industry Behavior &
Next Steps?

* 4. What was your first reaction to the ***actual* *comments*** made by Fisher (who compared winning a client to "trying to get into a girl’s pants”)?