Brendan Wood TopGun Shareholder Confidence Poll

Big cap investors slightly drop their plans to increase equity exposure. Say big government spending and inflation will increase their exposure and tax increases will inhibit further equity commitments.

For Immediate Release – New York, NY, August 31st, 2021 (TopGun Press)

Are you planning to be a net buyer in the near term 3 months? (Net buyer means own more $ in equities than you do today.)

Yes = 77% (84% last week) (83% three weeks ago) (66% September 2020)
No = 23% (16% last week) (17% three weeks ago) (34% September 2020)

Planned Sector Gainers and Losers

Purple Color = Change in Ownership Commitment Level Week over Week

What Will Influence Investors’ Exposure to Equities?

Early Returns

• Proposed US Corporate Income Tax Increase (to 28%) (Early Trend Down)
  Greatly Increase = 0%
  Increase = 11%
  Neutral = 67%
  Decrease = 20%
  Greatly Decrease = 2% 
• Proposed US Personal Capital Gains Tax Increase (to 39.5%) (Early Trend Flat)
  Greatly Increase = 0%
  Increase = 12%
  Neutral = 70%
  Decrease = 16%
  Greatly Decrease = 2% 
• Proposed Major US Government Spending Increase (Early Trend Up)
  Greatly Increase = 0%
  Increase = 39%
  Neutral = 51%
  Decrease = 8%
  Greatly Decrease = 2% 
• Increased US Trade Imbalance vs China (Early Trend Flat)
  Greatly Increase = 2% 
  Increase = 14%
  Neutral = 72%
  Decrease = 10%
  Greatly Decrease = 2% 
• Increased/Prolonged Inflation (Early Trend Up)
  Greatly Increase = 6%
  Increase = 30%
  Neutral = 42%
  Decrease = 22%
  Greatly Decrease = 0%

Impact on Big Ticket Investors’ Exposure to Equities Legend (Greatly Decrease (-10%+), Decrease (0% to -10%), Neutral (0%), Increase (0% to 10%), Greatly Increase (10%+)):

About Brendan Wood International:

Brendan Wood International (BWI), formed in 1970, is a private advisory group which originates performance investigation programs in the capital markets. Brendan Wood Partners debrief large institutional investors worldwide on a daily basis. There are 2000 investors in the investor panel collectively managing + $50 trillion invested in the 1400 companies on the BWI Index. Relying on its real time performance intelligence, BWI advises public companies, institutional and activist investors, investment banks and broker dealers on strategy, performance and recruitment of TopGun talent. The firm’s partners have formally presented at 1000+ C level strategy meetings and corporate off sites in fifty cities. Brendan Wood founded the exclusive TopGun Club, a performance based institution.

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