'I love it when the stock market...'

[TBF]

5. That's the tough part -

While the wealthiest 1% own more than half the stock (source - Motley Fool), I found through the same Google search that approximately 62% of U.S. adults own stock, which includes those invested in retirement accounts like 401(k)s. This means that about 60% of households have exposure to the stock market, often through retirement savings plans such as IRAs and 401(k)s. In our case the firm originally had a robust retirement plan, but several years ago, dissolved it and poured it into 401K's (so, yes, it can look like a big retirement pot - but it's subject to more fees and volatility). I think this holds true for a lot of us clinging to the middle class. Every time I see Donald jerk the market around with his insider tips (most recently the Iran oil BS) it just makes me angrier.