Do you think New York is still the world’s financial capital?
Yes … 92
No … 1
No, it’s London … 2
If the NYSE buys Euronext … 3
No answer … 2
Who’s the smartest CEO on Wall Street?
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase … 21
John Mack, Morgan Stanley … 19
Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs … 18
Stan O’Neal, Merrill Lynch … 10
Chuck Prince, Citigroup … 7
Dick Fuld, Lehman Brothers … 7
James Cayne, Bear Stearns … 7
No answer … 11
If you were Hank Paulson, would you have quit Goldman to be Treasury secretary?
Yes … 33
No … 50
If I were already that rich … 13
If I wanted to run for office … 2
No answer … 2
Is the U.S. economy:
Lookin’ up … 12
Lookin’ steady … 48
Lookin’ droopy … 40
Is the main problem with the economy:
Fundamentals … 48
Perception … 35
Both … 1
There’s no problem … 4
Don’t know … 10
Bush … 2
Where do you think the Dow will end this year?
Below 9,000 … 4
9,000–10,000 … 15
10,000–11,000 … 27
11,000–12,000 … 44
More than that … 3
No answer … 7
Is it better to work for a:
Hedge fund … 18
Investment bank … 44
Private-equity firm … 23
No answer … 15
How much money do you think you need to accumulate to retire?
$40,000–$100,000 … 4
$250,000–$700,000 … 10
$1–$2 million … 35
$3–$7 million … 25
$10–$20 million … 5
$100 million … 1
No answer … 12
Don’t know … 8
Are 401(k)s good investments?
Yes …87
No … 10 (“a fraud.”)
For you, but not for me … 1
No answer … 2
Do you think visits to strip clubs with clients should be expensable?
Men:
Yes … 28
No … 37
“Don’t care” … 1
“Good question” … 1
Women:
Yes … 4
No … 28
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