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Re:The wealthiest Americans now own almost all of the stock ... by throw149102 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @02:21PM (#28934089)
If you're interested in the topic, you'd probably want to look at the source the article cites: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/dataviz/dfa/distr...

The raw data isn't biased or opinionated, and is a better source when thinking about wealth/income inequality.

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Re:The wealthiest Americans now own almost all of the stock ... by OldHand2018 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @02:26PM (#28934167)
Ha, you beat me to it.

It would be really nice if there was a chart that indicated who was in what category - Household wealth of $X or greater puts you in the top 10%. But even that needs some more information. How are houses counted? I've seen some that say that the primary home is excluded and I've seen some that say that the equity in the primary home is included.

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