Posted on 03/20/2025 11:23:29 AM PDT by zeestephen
American households are allocating so much money to U.S. stocks that the valuation of the whole market is now dependent on their appetite, according to JPMorgan...This record level of ownership creates a lockstep movement between the price-earnings ratio of the S&P 500 and the retail flow into the market.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...
But how much of that is controlled by Blackrock, etc.?
Are households owning individual stocks or stocks in an ETF/mutual fund. How they own stocks makes a difference.
if a majority of the investors are prone to panic sell, the market may reflect that...
but not for long.
Can’t have the proletariat making money like our rulers.
yup....left wing media:
Americans not saving money??? Bad
Americans investing int he stock market? Bad
bttt
The article is referring to individual accounts.
BlackRock has no authority to buy, sell, or vote the stock shares of individual accounts, unless the individual has contracted with BlackRock to manage the account.
“Can’t have the proletariat making money like our rulers.”
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The regular “household” investor is supposed to be the patsy.
As long as the post WW2 inflationary market holds up, the index fund investors who have held their holdings throughout numerous economic storms should perform nicely.
The wildcard, which I don’t forsee happening anytime soon, would be the type of deflationary pressure that hit in the mid 1920’s and continued throughout the 1930’s.
In that environment, you would want to hold dividend paying companies that held up their valuations the best, as well as holding a strong cash position and protecting your money in Treasuries.
I have bought more stock in the last month than all of last year.
Ladies and Gentlemen I give you GAMESTOP and the Robinhood rip off. To The Moon!!!
Who reads the article?
;-)
U.S. households are more invested in stocks than ever and it’s distorting market valuation, says JPMorgan
Didn’t she once flash her boobs on The Gong Show?
A majority of USA investors hold some or all their money in ETFs and Funds.
Regardless, that still impacts the P/E Ratio of the individual stocks in the ETFs and Funds.
We’ve been taught over the last 40 years that the only thing that beats inflation is stocks.
Don’t blame the people for drawing the only sane conclusion.
JP Morgan thinks ordinary Americans are saving and investing too much money? Maybe it’s time for JPMorgan to exit the equities markets and switch to bitcoin, fine art (Hunter Biden paintings are at a discount right now), and politicians’ futures. Buying and owning politicians is still out of reach for rank and file Americans, but for JPMorgan, it’s a natural. Real estate used to be a sound investment for the little guys, and in some places it still is, but in blue cities and states, it puts a “tax me” sign on people’s backs. JPMorgan is big enough to hedge on Ukrainian farmground, especially given its ability to play the politicians futures markets, but that is beyond most of us.
Where does JPMorgan suggest middle class Americans park their retirement savings? Passbook savings accounts?
This is why I’m 74% in T-Bills and a few Bonds. Stock/Bond account is right at a record high though, so that’s good. I hold 7 stocks, 5 of which pay good dividends. Slow and steady is fine at my age, I don’t even touch any of this money, it’s for the heirs if I don’t blow it.
In other words, only the elites should get to control the stock market.
Long live GameStop!
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