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Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google by phyzix5761 on Sunday January 04, 2026 @11:42PM (#46495399)
On average, most large cap stocks (MSFT, GOOG, AAPL, etc) are owned by millions of retail investors through 401Ks, mutual funds, ETFs, and direct ownership.
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Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google by BobbyJo on Monday January 05, 2026 @12:27AM (#46495615)
Median net worth at 40 years old in the US is less than 150k. Most Americans benefit very little from share prices rising, at least directly.
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Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google by couchridr on Monday January 05, 2026 @02:06AM (#46496058)
Of the US stock market half is owned by 1%.

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/WFRBST01122

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Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google by zipy124 on Monday January 05, 2026 @05:17AM (#46497121)
Actually I believe this graph is half of US-owned equities and mutual funds is owned by the top 1% of Americans right? This doesn't include other extremely large holders such as sovreign wealth funds like norway/singapore or very large pension funds like the ontario teachers fund etc....

The USA is rather unique in its low pensions compared to countries in the EU or Australia (notable for its high contribution rates).

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Re:Lessons from 14 Years at Google by robocat on Monday January 05, 2026 @05:48AM (#46497327)
Tech founders (part of the 1%) own about 2% of the stock market.

About 18% is owned by foreign entities.

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