Breakdown of Household Equity and Mutual Fund Ownership by Wealth Percentile Call it the American Dream—or a widening divide. The top 1% own roughly half of America’s market wealth. The bottom half? Just 1%. The gap isn’t closing—it’s widening since 1990. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Share of Net Wealth Generated by Stocks Between 1990 and Mid-2020 Why stock picking is hard? Only 1.5% of all stocks have generated net wealth over the past 30 years. Image: BofA Global Research
Share of Net Wealth Generated by U.S. Stocks This chart shows that only a minority of stocks create value over long periods of time. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
S&P 500 vs. Global Wealth and Investment Management Equity as % AUM Global Wealth and Investment Management (GWIM) equity allocation is flat, while the S&P 500 is at all-time high. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
Inequality – Concentration of Equities Ownership by Wealth Class in the U.S. The top 1% of households owns equities, while the bottom 50% of households owns real estate. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Inequality – Net Saving by Wealth Class in the U.S. This chart shows that the savings rate for the bottom 90% of the U.S. population is negative since the 1990s. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Total Wealth by Country The United States remains the richest country in the world. Image: howmuch.net
Inequality – Median Wealth of U.S. Families The median value of assets owned by an American family is no higher than it was 20 years ago. Image: PEW Research Center
Inequality – Percent of Total Investment Assets Held by Wealth Distribution The U.S. economy is not the stock market. The top 10% of American households own 84% of all stocks, and the bottom 90% own 16% of all stocks. Image: Deutsche Bank Global Research
Inequality – The Global Wealth Pyramid The level of wealth inequality is high in 2019: the richest 10% of adults own 82% of global wealth, while the bottom half of adults account for less than 1%. Image: Credit Suisse
Inequality – Wealth per Adult Around the World The U.S. with median wealth per adult at $65.9K, and Canada ($107K), are the wealthiest in the Western Hemisphere. Image: howmuch.net