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Re:The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U... by pwned1 on Monday October 18, 2021 @11:37AM (#28906574)
From the article:

The bottom 90% of Americans held about 11% of stocks, and added $1.2 trillion in wealth during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The top 10% saw the value of their stocks gain 43% between January 2020 and June of 2021, according to the Fed. The bottom 90% saw stock wealth rise at a lower rate — 33%.

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Re:The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U... by drdec on Monday October 18, 2021 @03:40PM (#28910554)
Part of the phenomenon in the 2nd paragraph might be the way the data is picked, in the same way you might find that a basketball team averages 8 more points per game in wins vs losses.
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