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Who are the Mass Affluent? - US - April 2008

Published by Mintel International Group Ltd, Contact us : +1-860-674-8796
Published 2008/04 Content info  
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Table of Contents

  • Scope and Themes
  • What you need to know
  • Scope of this report
  • Definition
  • Terms
  • Executive Summary
  • Who are the mass affluent?
  • Credit and debit
  • Technology
  • Mass affluent and the economy
  • Financial priorities
  • Mass affluent and banking
  • Differentiation is key
  • Financial decision-making
  • Ethics
  • Companies targeting the MA
  • The Market
  • Market size and growth forecast
  • Mintel' s projection for Mass Affluent households
    • Figure 1: Forecast of U.S. households with net worth between $100,000 and $1 million, 2004-09, March 2005Figure 2: Forecast of U.S. households with net worth between $100,000 and $1 million, 2004-09, April 2008
  • The mass affluent is not just one segment
    • Figure 3: Affluent segments, 2002
  • Wealth in America
    • Figure 4: Income distribution, 2006Figure 5: Distribution of households, by income, 2003 and 2006
    • Figure 6: The number of households with net worth between $100K and $1 million, 1992, 1995, 1998, and 2001Figure 7: Family net worth, 1995-2004
  • Market Drivers
  • Age
    • Figure 8: Populations by Generation, 2003-13
    • Figure 9: Population aged 21 or older, 2002-12
    • Figure 10: Median income by age group, 2006
  • Continued growth in wealth
    • Figure 11: Average per capita disposable income, 2000-07
    • Figure 12: Household Income, 2005-07
  • Stock market wealth
    • Figure 13: Mean value of direct or indirect stock holdings, by percentile of household income, 1989-2004
  • Real estate wealth
    • Figure 14: Mean value of primary residence, by percentile of income, 1989-2004
    • Figure 15: Mean value of other residential real estate, by percentile of income, 1989-2004
  • Who are the Mass Affluent?
  • Profile
    • Figure 16: Profile of America' s rich, 2008
  • How much do they earn?
    • Figure 17: Income distribution of mass affluents, by gender and age, February 2008
    • Figure 18: Income distribution of mass affluents, by whether the respondents have children in the household, February 2008
  • They use credit cards...
    • Figure 19: Percentage of mass affluent customers who use credit cards, by gender, spring 2007
    • Figure 20: Percentage of mass affluent customers who use credit cards, by age, spring 2007
    • Figure 21: Credit card use among mass affluents, by income, spring 2007
    • Figure 22: Most popular credit cards among mass affluents, by gender, spring 2007
    • Figure 23: Most popular credit cards among mass affluents, by age, spring 2007
    • Figure 24: Most popular credit cards among mass affluents, by income, spring 2007
  • ...and debit cards
    • Figure 25: Use of debit cards among mass affluent, by gender, spring 2007
    • Figure 26: Use of debit cards among mass affluent, by age, spring 2007
    • Figure 27: Use of debit cards among mass affluent, by income, spring 2007
  • Mass affluent and the Internet
    • Figure 28: Mass affluent with access to Internet via a mobile phone by gender and age, February 2008
    • Figure 29: Mass affluent with access to Internet via a mobile phone by whether the couple is married and has children in the household, February 2008
    • Figure 30: Demographic profile of US MySpace and Facebook users, November 2006 (millions and % of total)
  • Mass affluent consumers' influence on retail
  • The recent effect of the economy on mass affluents
    • Figure 31: Effect of economy on mass affluents' spending, by gender, February 2008
    • Figure 32: Effect of economy on mass affluents' spending, by gender and age, February 2008
    • Figure 33: Effect of economy on mass affluents' spending, by income, February 2008
    • Figure 34: Effect of economy on mass affluents' spending, by region, February 2008
    • Figure 35: Effect of economy on mass affluents' spending, by whether there are children in the household, February 2008
    • Figure 36: Effect of economy on mass affluents' spending, by marital status and whether there are children in the household, February 2008
    • Figure 37: Effect of economy on mass affluents' financial outlook, by gender, February 2008
    • Figure 38: Effect of economy on mass affluents' financial outlook, by age, February 2008
    • Figure 39: Effect of economy on mass affluents' financial outlook, by gender and age, February 2008
    • Figure 40: Effect of economy on mass affluents' financial outlook, by income, February 2008
    • Figure 41: Effect of economy on mass affluents' financial outlook, by gender and income, February 2008
    • Figure 42: Effect of economy on mass affluents' financial outlook, by marital status and presence of children in the household, February 2008
  • Mass Affluents and Investing
  • Who has accounts?
    • Figure 43: Ownership of mutual fund accounts by mass affluent, by gender and age, spring 2007
    • Figure 44: Ownership of mutual fund accounts by mass affluent, by income, spring 2007
    • Figure 45: Percentage of investors who invest with different financial institutions, 2005
  • What is in their portfolio?
    • Figure 46: Percentage of mass affluent customers with these investment products, April 2007
    • Figure 47: Percentage of mass affluents who have accounts in three most popular firms, spring 2007
  • Mass affluents and real estate
    • Figure 48: Distribution of total assets of the mass affluent group, 2005
  • Baby Boomers and real estate
  • Where do mass affluents get mortgages?
    • Figure 49: Where mass affluents get their first mortgages, by gender and age, spring 2007
  • Mass affluents and retirement
    • Figure 50: : Where retirement money will come from, 2007
    • Figure 51: Major financial goals of the mass affluent, by gender, February 2008
    • Figure 52: Major financial goals of the mass affluent, by age, February 2008
    • Figure 53: Major financial goals of the mass affluent, by gender and age, February 2008
    • Figure 54: Major financial goals of the mass affluent, by income, February 2008
    • Figure 55: Major financial goals of the mass affluent, by whether respondent has children, February 2008
  • Mass affluents need help with retirement planning
    • Figure 56: Mass affluents who have 401(k) accounts with former employers, by gender and age, February 2008
  • Interest in retirement offers banks a huge opportunity
    • Figure 57: Mass affluents whose bank has offered to assist with retirement planning, by gender and age, February 2008
  • Mass Affluents and their Banks
  • Top banks
  • Bank products owned
    • Figure 58: Bank products owned by mass affluent, by age, spring 2007
    • Figure 59: Bank products owned by mass affluent, by age, spring 2007
    • Figure 60: How many banks mass affluents use, by gender and age, February 2008
    • Figure 61: What is important to mass affluents in opening an account, by gender and age, February 2008
    • Figure 62: How mass affluent customers communicate with their bank, by gender, February 2008
    • Figure 63: How mass affluent customers communicate with their bank, by age, February 2008
    • Figure 64: How mass affluent customers communicate with their bank, by gender and age, February 2008
    • Figure 65: How mass affluent customers prefer to complete major transactions with their bank, by gender and age, February 2008
  • Competitive Challenges posed by Mass Affluents
  • Overview
  • Differentiation is key
  • What does the mass affluent customer think?
    • Figure 66: Degree of differentiation between financial institutions, by gender, September 2007
    • Figure 67: Degree of differentiation between financial institutions, by age, September 2007
    • Figure 68: Degree of differentiation between financial institutions, by income, September 2007
  • Online presence is key, too
  • How are Decisions Made--and Who Makes Them?
    • Figure 69: How financial decisions are made, by age and gender, February 2008
    • Figure 70: How financial decisions are made, by income, February 2008
  • Mass affluents want advice--but they think they do a good job themselves
    • Figure 71: Percentage of mass affluents who agree with the given statement and believe they are good money managers, by gender, spring 2007
    • Figure 72: How mass affluents feel about making investment decisions, February 2008
    • Figure 73: How mass affluents feel about making investment decisions, February 2008
  • Where do they go for advice?
    • Figure 74: Who mass affluent consumers use for financial advice, 2002
  • Ethics and Decision-making
    • Figure 75: Investor feels that company ethics are important, by gender, September 2007
    • Figure 76: Investor feels that company ethics are important, by gender, September 2007
    • Figure 77: Investor feels that company ethics are important, by income, September 2007
  • Mass Affluents and Insurance
    • Figure 78: Percentage of mass affluents who believe insurance is important, by gender and age, spring 2007
    • Figure 79: Mass affluents' insurance ownership, by gender and age, spring 2007
  • Mass Affluents and Loans
    • Figure 80: Percentage of mass affluent respondents that have loans, by gender, spring 2007
    • Figure 81: Percentage of mass affluent respondents that have loans, by age, spring 2007
  • Who is Targeting Mass Affluents?
  • Charles Schwab
  • HSBC
  • Citibank
  • MasterCard
  • Bank of America
  • Wells Fargo
  • Fifth Third
  • Wachovia
  • Ameriprise
  • Advertising and Promotion
  • Print
    • Figure 82: Ameriprise print ad, October 2007
    • Figure 83: Ameriprise print ad, September, 2007
    • Figure 84: HSBC print ad, March 2008
    • Figure 85: HSBC print ad, January 2008
    • Figure 86: Schwab print ad, March 2008
  • Direct mail
    • Figure 87: HSBC direct mail ad, March 2008
    • Figure 88: Wachovia direct mail ad, February 2008
    • Figure 89: Wachovia direct mail ad, February 2008
    • Figure 90: Wells Fargo direct mail ad, March 2008
  • Email
    • Figure 91: Charles Schwab email ad, October 2007
    • Figure 92: TIAA-CREF email ad, March 2008
    • Figure 93: Charles Schwab email ad, March 2007
    • Figure 94: Wells Fargo email ad, March 2008
  • TV commercials
    • Figure 95: American Century television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 96: Aviva investments funds television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 97: Charles Schwab television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 98: Charles Schwab television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 99: Fidelity Investments television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 100: Fidelity Investments television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 101: Fidelity Investments television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 102: Fidelity Investments television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 103: Franklin Templeton investments television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 104: TD Ameritrade IRA retirement television advertisement, 2008
    • Figure 105: Wachovia television advertisement, 2008
  • Appendices--Other Useful Consumer Data
    • Figure 106: Most important considerations when opening a financial account, by race and income, February 2008
    • Figure 107: Most important considerations when opening a financial account, by race and age, February 2008
    • Figure 108: Most important considerations when opening a financial account, by race and income, February 2008
    • Figure 109: Income distribution of mass affluents by race and age, February 2008
    • Figure 110: Marital status, by race and age, February 2008
    • Figure 111: Mass affluents who are parents or guardians, by age and race, February 2008
    • Figure 112: Number of people living in household, by race and age, February 2008
    • Figure 113: Major financial goals of the mass affluent, by race, February 2008
    • Figure 114: Credit card use among mass affluent, by age, spring 2007
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