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Product Description Deregulation and globalization are creating sweeping changes within all financial services sectors. Plunketts Financial Services Industry Almanac includes complete description of the size, scope and potential of every segment of the Financial Services business. This comprehensive book includes 30 statistical tables covering everything from consumer credit outstanding to GDP to personal income, savings and investment. In our market research chapters, we delve into the entire industry, showing you the relationship between major money center banks on the asset side, technology information managers and service providers on the electronic side, and investment bankers, brokerage houses and major players on the investment side. We include extensive market analysis of the mortgage sector, online banking and trading, insurance, money center banking and overall market trends. The "Financial Services 500" section includes in-depth profiles of the leading: insurance companies, mortgage companies, investment banks, stock brokerages, trust companies, credit card companies, financial software firms, transaction processors, financial firms on the Internet and America's top Money-Center Banking companies. These profiles include corporate name, address, phone, fax, web site, growth plans, competitive advantage, financial histories and up to 24 executive contacts by title. Purchasers of the printed book or PDF version may receive a free CD-ROM database of the corporate profiles, enabling export of vital corporate data for mail merge and other uses. 713 pages. Review "Reflecting this complex environment, Plunkett's contains separate chapters on the financial services industry, a glossary, ......" -- CHOICE magazine of the American Library Association. "Reflecting this complex environment...this single volume provides more productive experiences in tracking financial companies and practices." -- CHOICE magazine of the American Library Association "The book distinguishes itself from most others in the field which are restricted to a particular area such as banking." -- American Reference Books Annual "The guide features profiles of 500 of the leading U.S. financial firms, including not only banks but....." -- American Reference Books Annual From the Publisher Market research covering every segment of Financial Services. 30 statistical tables. Profiles of the "Financial Services 500 Firms," including the leading firms in insurance, mortgages, stocks, credit cards, software, investment management, transaction processing, banking. 713 pages. About the Author Jack W. Plunkett, Publisher/CEO of Plunkett Research, Ltd., is well known as an author, speaker and business consultant. His work has been acknowledged by his listing in dozens of biographies and reference works. He is a frequent contributor to major magazines, including the careers publications of The Wall Street Journal. In recent years, his work has been featured in stories in hundreds of major newspapers, radio programs and magazines, including Money magazine and USA Today. Plunkett is an advisor and consultant to businesses of many types, including technology startups. He is a frequent public speaker to college audiences, and a frequent guest on radio talk shows. He was recognized as a finalist in the "Entrepreneur of the Year" competition sponsored by Merrill Lynch, Ernst & Young and Inc. Magazine. A resident of Houston, Plunkett serves as a director or advisor to several major non-profit institutions. A partial list follows: Technology Entrepreneurs Exchange (Founding President), Galveston Historical Foundation (current board), United Way of Galveston County (previous board), Odyssey House-Houston (Advisor), Houston Symphony Orchestra (1999-2000 Board Member. Also Past President of Houston Symphony Partners), Strand Theater-Galveston (advisory board), University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, School of Nursing (current board). Excerpt. © Reprint