• Top Performance & Transparency

All 5 BIR members consistently rate at the very top of the industry in Buy/Hold/Sell accuracy as measured by an independent third party.

• Unique All-Star Approach

By integrating performance measurement, BIR automatically provides you with a report from the best analyst on a given stock, making it easy for you to make recommendations with confidence.

• Institutional Background

Our members have proven expertise and have supplied research and advice to some of the world’s most renowned institutional money managers for more than 20 years on average.

• Breadth

With 5 companies contributing, BIR covers nearly 3,200 stocks.

• Research Consistency

BIR covers companies on a consistent basis throughout the full market cycle. Stocks are never dropped simply because an industry falls out of favor.

“BIR represents the first significant commitment by a substantial segment of the independent research community to fulfill the regulators’ mandate to get the best stock selection research into the hands of individual investors.,”

Thomas White, President of BIR and Chairman of Thomas White International, Ltd

"For decades, money managers have used independent research firms to provide innovative stock recommendations. Until now, few of these firms had a profitable way to bring their investment resources to individuals. BIR's creative structure maximizes the potential to improve the flow of research to individual investor."

David C. Morse, Chairman Emeritus & Founder of Ford Equity Research