The bond market is significantly larger than the stock market in terms of $ and it has been the vehicle to keep irresponsible government spending fundedHow much volume do institutional investors make compared to retail investors?
Institutional investors account for 70% to 90% of the daily trading volume, which varies from time to time. Institutional investors would make large trades, more than 10,000 stocks or securities in one transaction, whereas the average retail investor would trade only 100 securities on average.May 12, 2025
What percentage of income tax is paid by the top 10 percent?
72%
In 2022, the top 5% of earners — people with incomes $261,591 and above — collectively paid over $1.3 trillion in income taxes, or about 61% of the national total. If you include the top 10% — everyone who made at least $178,611 — that figure rises to $1.5 trillion, or 72% of the total.
What are you blathering on about?QE infinity does know what he is blithering about
the most influential stock market participants by volumes are institutional investors ie pension funds, mutual funds, endowments etc. which generally represent millions of middle class investors , unions etc.
The bond market is significantly larger than the stock market in terms of $ and it has been the vehicle to keep irresponsible government spending funded
he is trying to support a narrative via bullshit
What are you blathering on about?
What has that to do with the growing divide between rich and poor?
uh huhgee the wealth is concentrated in the groups that have worked longer, saved longer and invested longer
go figure
Thats true, but you need something left over to save and invest. Pretty hard to do when you're living paycheck to paycheck.gee the wealth is concentrated in the groups that have worked longer, saved longer and invested longer
go figure
Yes, but larue would argue that its their fault for not working harder at being born rich and white.Thats true, but you need something left over to save and invest. Pretty hard to do when you're living paycheck to paycheck.
Rich and white are not the same thing.Yes, but larue would argue that its their fault for not working harder at being born rich and white.
No, but they would share a lot of space in a Venn diagram.Rich and white are not the same thing.
Sure, in the west. Look at it globally. You're missing all the Asian billionaires and Arab Sheikhs. Think its any different there?No, but they would share a lot of space in a Venn diagram.
this is a discussion about North America mostly.Sure, in the west. Look at it globally. You're missing all the Asian billionaires and Arab Sheikhs. Think its any different there?
from post #1Thats true, but you need something left over to save and invest. Pretty hard to do when you're living paycheck to paycheck.
the wealth gap has been a complaint of every young generation including the silent & earlier cohort when they were young
and look at them now