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U.S. Household Net Worth Neared $107 Trillion in Second Quarter
WSJ ^ | Sept. 20, 2018 1:25 p.m. ET | By Harriet Torry

Posted on 09/20/2018 11:32:36 AM PDT by Red Badger

The total net worth of U.S. households rose to nearly $107 trillion during the second quarter of 2018, as higher property and stock prices boosted Americans’ wealth.

The increase on the quarter was 2.1% or $2.191 trillion, bringing household net worth to $106.929 trillion, according to data the Federal Reserve released Thursday. That was a larger gain than the revised $1.303 trillion advance in the first quarter.

Household wealth in the stock market increased by about $848.3 billion in the quarter, reflecting higher equity valuations.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: trumpeconomy; winning
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To: Red Badger

I work PT for Big Brown loading airplanes and trucks. Our volume is up 65% and hours worked up 65% since the Obama days of 2009. People are buying more stuff online. It is crazy good.


21 posted on 09/20/2018 12:02:33 PM PDT by dancusa ( Trump Wins! Obama's 8 years of a kindergarten class trip is over. The adults are in charge now..)
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To: dancusa

Just wait till Christmas buying kicks in!..........................


22 posted on 09/20/2018 12:05:00 PM PDT by Red Badger (Q..........................Future Proves Past..............WWG1WGA.....................)
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To: ClearCase_guy

XD


23 posted on 09/20/2018 12:07:40 PM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Red Badger

“:^)

Great


24 posted on 09/20/2018 12:12:28 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 from 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
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To: Red Badger

Half of this wealth belongs to those over 65.


25 posted on 09/20/2018 12:13:20 PM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: Red Badger

My muscles are sore just working during “slow” season. Wait till peak Christmas season. Problem is, it will hard to find temp workers for peak. Employment is nearly 100%. Lay-abouts are the only ones sitting home watching TV and playing video games all day. If they come in and work. They will quit withen a few days because this real work. Mike Rowe calls work like this a “dirty job”.


26 posted on 09/20/2018 12:16:57 PM PDT by dancusa ( Trump Wins! Obama's 8 years of a kindergarten class trip is over. The adults are in charge now..)
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To: Red Badger

$107,000,000,000,000 / 134,000,000 = $14,000,000
$14 million per household? How does that work?


27 posted on 09/20/2018 12:33:23 PM PDT by MulberryDraw (Dah Dah Dit Dah)
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To: MulberryDraw

oops, too many zeros in trillion.


28 posted on 09/20/2018 12:34:27 PM PDT by MulberryDraw (Dah Dah Dit Dah)
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To: MulberryDraw

Somebody owes me $13,900,000..................


29 posted on 09/20/2018 12:42:31 PM PDT by Red Badger (Q..........................Future Proves Past..............WWG1WGA.....................)
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To: Red Badger

LOL, I think it’s closer to $80,000 per household if I finally did this right. These huge numbers are making me light headed.

Still, $80k per household seems a bit high.


30 posted on 09/20/2018 12:44:48 PM PDT by MulberryDraw (Dah Dah Dit Dah)
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To: MulberryDraw

$80K, That seem more closer...................


31 posted on 09/20/2018 12:46:12 PM PDT by Red Badger (Q..........................Future Proves Past..............WWG1WGA.....................)
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To: ConservativeMind
Liberals: “Tax Assets!”

'Tis the biggest reason why I voted for Pres. Trump.

All that money, sitting there in retirement plans, ripe for the taking. A greedy, grasping @#@## like Hillary wouldn't be able to resist. She'd have looted the country, with the rest of the establishment cheering her on.

Still think that Dems will take a swing at it, if they're put back in charge. I'm hoping that Conservatives have 6-14 more years for Boomers to spend down their inheritance, and hopefully make that pot of gold a little less enticing. We'll see.

32 posted on 09/20/2018 1:22:49 PM PDT by wbill
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To: MulberryDraw
$80k per household seems a bit high.

Well, figuring assets... equity in a house, a car or two, various bank and retirement accounts...

Wonder if this number takes debt into consideration? Assets - Debts would be a substantially smaller number, I think.

33 posted on 09/20/2018 1:25:19 PM PDT by wbill
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To: MulberryDraw

looks like the right number of zeros in a trillion to me. But 107,000,000,000,000 divided by 134,000,000 is actually 798,507 and change.


34 posted on 09/20/2018 2:02:59 PM PDT by Dad was my hero
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To: Red Badger

Promoted + raise =

$3735 in extra money.

Thank GOD for Trump!

Praise the LORD!


35 posted on 09/20/2018 3:54:22 PM PDT by Do the math (Do the math./)
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To: Red Badger

That’s wonderful, now the Rats can institute a 20% Wealth Tax on the Assets of every American and we can wipe out the National Debt. LOL


36 posted on 09/20/2018 3:56:25 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: Dad was my hero

Thanks. I finally got that result as well. I was trying to use the Windows calculator and getting funny results. So, $800k per household. Really? I thought we were all broke and in debt up to our eyeballs. :)


37 posted on 09/20/2018 4:12:52 PM PDT by MulberryDraw (Dah Dah Dit Dah)
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To: rdl6989

My household income is a bit less then $107 trillion.


38 posted on 09/21/2018 9:47:27 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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