Crowdsourcing the Future of Investment Management

Anticipating the Future of the Investment Management Industry

The following is a short, anonymous survey of 6 questions designed to anticipate the future of investment management. The survey is designed to take 3 minutes or less and there are no right or wrong answers. The goal is to see if the collective contributions of voters will help improve our individual perspective on investment management.
All are welcome to participate regardless of their profession and education. The more input the better. Thanks in advance to all those that take the time to participate and I look forward to publishing the results at SelectedWisdom.com in the near future.

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* 1. What will be the most critical factor for sustaining and growing U.S. investor contributions over the next ten years?
While many (if not all) of the below factors are interconnected within the U.S. economy, what single factor will increase American investment contributions more than any other factor? (You can only pick one)

U.S. political agreement on substantial deficit and debt reform

Sustained, reliable retirement income payments to retirees

Unemployment returns to historically lower levels

Reduced healthcare costs

U.S. federal tax code restructuring to spur small business growth

U.S. government reform of Social Security and Medicare

Increased use of domestic renewable energy

Successful innovation in the technology sector

Renewed growth of U.S. exports from the manufacturing sector

Return of the U.S. real estate market

U.S. investor contributions have peaked, no action will bring about higher levels of investment

Other (please specify)

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* 2. On a scale of 1 to 10, how confident are you with regards to your answer to question #1?

Example:
10=Extremely confident, I study investments/finance exhaustively
5=Confident, I'm not a novice, but I'm not entirely sure about my answer
1=No Confidence, I'm interested in the topic but unsure on my answer