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TABLE 1
LIKELY INVESTMENT DECISIONS WITH $100,000
"If you were to make $100,000 due to investing, how likely would you be to use
some part of that money for each of the following?
(Percentages of those who say very or somewhat likely)

Base: All Adults

Total GLB Heterosexual
% % %
Traveling for pleasure 75 80 75
Reinvest the money into tax-free
accounts (such as retirement
accounts/bonds ) 73 82 73
Improving your home, or buying a
vacation or retirement home 69 67 70
Reinvest the money in checking ,
savings, or money market accounts 68 80 68
Putting money aside for your children
or grandchildren 64 24 68
Making substantial contributions to
charities, institutions, or causes
you agree with 61 57 62
Reinvest in the stock market 53 59 53
Treating yourself to a luxury item
such as expensive jewelry , clothes,
or a car 45 55 44
Early retirement 39 48 39
Starting your own business 26 31 26

TABLE 2
AGREE WITH STATEMENTS ABOUT FINANCIAL HEALTH
"Please tell us how strongly you agree or disagree with the following
statements. 24 24 25
In my case, investment decisions are
about luck, not skill. queried gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) self-identified respondents.
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Experts estimate that one third of the people living with HIV do
not know their status, adding another 7,000-9,000 HIV positive
people in Massachusetts who have yet to know their status.(1)
For example, when U. adults are asked how they likely would use some or part
of $100,000 they earned due to investing, approximately eight out of 10 (82%)
gays and 73 percent of heterosexuals say they would reinvest the money into
tax-free accounts." Only three out of ten (30%) gays also say they "trust
financial institutions to respect customers like me" (vs. "These data provide
many insights financial institutions may use to successfully reach out to
their current and prospective gay customers in a direct manner that meets
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I worry about bad investment
decisions I have made in the past.
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response from transgendered individuals, it is extremely difficult to draw
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"Managing, protecting and growing financial assets are important to
everyone. 27 36 26
I am dissatisfied with the assistance
that has been provided to me by
financial institutions.)?"

All Adults

Total GLB Heterosexual
% % %
Bundled products managed
by one representative or
company 39 48 39
Multiple vendors for
financial services 30 25 30
Neither of these 10 7 11
Does not matter 20 20 20

Methodology
Harris Interactive (R) conducted the study online within the United States
between May 4 and 10, 2005, among a nationwide cross section of 2,322 adults
(aged 18 and over), of whom 158 self-identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual
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In addition, if reaping windfall earnings such as $100,000, over half of
GLB respondents (55%) say they would be somewhat or very likely to treat
themselves to "a luxury item" such as jewelry, clothes or a car, compared to
44 percent of heterosexual adults. There are several other possible
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, June 7, 2005, 5-7 p. The MALE Center team thinks it's worth conversation and
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TABLE 3
BUNDLED OR UNBUNDLED SERVICES
"If there is little difference on price, quality and function of a product or
a service , would you prefer to bundle your financial services and products
from one financial institution or broker/representative, or use different
financial institutions for each financial product (such as insurance,
investing, general banking, etc.

Additional Note: Previous research conducted by Harris Interactive in
conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications , Inc.

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Likely to Reinvest Assets and Remain More Wary of Financial Institutions

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And GLB respondents (34%) say they are dissatisfied with the assistance
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S. 46 45 47
I feel confident enough to make
sensible investment decisions. 39 40 39
I enjoy learning about investing and
talking with friends and family about
it.
In theory, with a probability sample of this size, one can say with 95
percent certainty that the results for the overall sample have a sampling
error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
These statements conform to the principles of disclosure of the National
Council on Public Polls.

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WHEN: Tues. It is growing clearer however that gays and lesbians share these
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trusted relationships with financial institutions," said Jake Stafford, senior
communications strategist at Witeck-Combs Communications. 44 49 44
I worry about my individual privacy
when dealing with financial
institutions. Propensity score weighting was also used to adjust for
respondents' propensity to be online.

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Press Contacts:

Nancy Wong
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585-214-7316

Kelly Gullo
Harris Interactive
585-214-7172

Bob Witeck
Witeck-Combs Communications
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National Survey Reveals Gay and Heterosexual Personal Financial Decisions May Differ

Not surprisingly, given the higher incidence of children in non-gay
households, heterosexual adults (68%) are more likely than gays (24%) to say
that they would put money aside for children or grandchildren.
The survey was conducted online between May 4 and 10, 2005 by Harris
Interactive(R) in conjunction with Witeck-Combs Communications , Inc.

(1) Please note that base size for the GLB sample is very low, so caution
should be used when considering comparisons to heterosexuals or adults
overall.

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A program of AIDS Action Committee (AAC), MALE Center is funded
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The MALE Center is dedicated to addressing the high incidence of
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The new survey also asked both GLB and non-gay respondents whether they
agree or disagree with a number of statements about their financial health and
the financial institutions that serve them.
Perhaps underscoring how gays believe trust plays a role in choosing a
financial vendor, if there is little difference on price, quality and function
of a product or a service, gays (48%) would prefer to bundle their financial
services and products from one financial institution or broker/representative
while one in four (25%) gay adults say they prefer different financial
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