The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U.S. stocks

Re:The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U... by paulpauper on Monday October 18, 2021 @12:06PM (#28907017)

Pensions are a major stakeholder, more so than individual stock holders. Most people are invested in stock indirectly through pension funds. This is can in part explain why the fed and monetary policy has been so easy, in part to prop up the value of these fund.

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Re:The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U... by mdorazio on Monday October 18, 2021 @12:44PM (#28907566)

I hope by pension you mean general retirement savings. Because only about 20% of American workers get a pension [1]. Also note that less than 60% of American workers participate in a 401k-type retirement plan. So saying that “most” people are invested in stocks this way is just barely true and kind of distorts the picture.

[1] http://www.pensionrights.org/publications/statistic/how-many...

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Re:The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U... by LorenPechtel on Monday October 18, 2021 @01:40PM (#28908236)

This. I keep seeing numbers like this article that simply make no sense when you look at the pension fund (and some other such institutional investors) capitalization vs total market capitalization.

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