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Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr... by woodruffw on Sunday June 12, 2022 @05:21PM (#31718399)
Sources online show that about 8% of Americans are millionaires, with a significant bump during COVID (probably because of the stock market.) About 10% of households are.

It's hard to find precise qualifications for how they determine that, though. The households figure doesn't include primary residence value (why?), and the individual statistics don't mention liquidity. I suspect that only a small percent of that 8% actually has $1+ million liquid.

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Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr... by idlehand on Sunday June 12, 2022 @05:55PM (#31718661)
Definitely not liquid cash, but assuming that a not insignificant portion of those people are retirees or planning to retire soonish (which is when net worth peaks), I wouldn't be surprised if the percentage of decently liquid assets like stocks and bonds are higher than you might think.
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