Our first experimental task is similar to the task used in Hirst et al. (1995). Participants analyze a firm (Ultra Analyzers), its financial information, and an analyst report discussing the firm’s performance and future potential. The analyst firm issuing the report either does or does not have an investment banking relationship with Ultra Analyzers. In completing this task, participants are expected to draw relatively simple connections between pieces of information for the purpose of making investment-related judgments and decisions. We classify this task as exhibiting a relatively low level of integrative complexity.