http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/09/17/the-disconnect-between-the-stock-market-and-the-economy/ Everything to do with thickening your wallet Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/09/17/the-disconnect-between-the-stock-market-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-19480 This and That: New Rules of Personal Finance and more… | Canadian Capitalist Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:18:18 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=1185#comment-19480 [...] Investors frequently confuse economic growth and stock market returns. Thicken My Wallet wonders why there is disconnect between the stock market and the economy. [...] [...] Investors frequently confuse economic growth and stock market returns. Thicken My Wallet wonders why there is disconnect between the stock market and the economy. [...]

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/09/17/the-disconnect-between-the-stock-market-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-19477 admin Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:26:45 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=1185#comment-19477 CC- I read the same figures being tossed around; along with a figure of 78 million Americans and nearly all Americans owning stock. However, even if nearly every person indirectly owns stock, do enough people own it in great enough proportion that we all benefit from the stock market going up? CC- I read the same figures being tossed around; along with a figure of 78 million Americans and nearly all Americans owning stock. However, even if nearly every person indirectly owns stock, do enough people own it in great enough proportion that we all benefit from the stock market going up?

]]> http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/2009/09/17/the-disconnect-between-the-stock-market-and-the-economy/comment-page-1/#comment-19476 Canadian Capitalist Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:56:04 +0000 http://www.thickenmywallet.com/blog/wp/?p=1185#comment-19476 I read somewhere that the proportion of US households with stock ownership is slightly less than 50%. If you take Canada, almost every Canadian has a stake in the stock markets through their pension plans, CPP, RRSP etc. Therefore, I disagree that the public does not have a stake in our public companies. I read somewhere that the proportion of US households with stock ownership is slightly less than 50%. If you take Canada, almost every Canadian has a stake in the stock markets through their pension plans, CPP, RRSP etc. Therefore, I disagree that the public does not have a stake in our public companies.

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