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Our Growing Stake in the Stock Market

Area chart showing U.S. household wealth tied to equities. Chart subtitle: The level of U.S. household wealth tied to equities is at an all-time high. Chart visual description: Y-axis shows Equities as a % of Household and Non-Profit Financial Assets, ranging from 0% to 45%. X-axis shows years in 2-year increments, frfom 1979 to 2021. Data is plotted in light orange. Chart data description: In 1979, where chart data begins, 12% of household financial assets were held in equities. That percentage consistently climbs across the years plotted, with a dip every few years. The first peak in 2000 hit 38%, before declining to 22% in 2003 in the wake of the Dot-Com Bubble, then climbed again to 32% in 2007 before declining sharply to 18% in 2009 in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis. Since 2009, it has continued to climb fairly steadily. Though it did dip in early 2020, from 36% in October 2019 to 30% by January 2020, it has only increased since then, to a current 41.9%. Chart source: Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis as of December 31, 2021. End chart description.
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