Weekly Viz 2025-07-21
US Households Corporate Equities Allocation
US stock market has been one of the most popular financial assets. For this week’s visualization, I look at the % of U.S. households financial assets that are held in corporate equities. The data comes from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
My Visualization
This is a simple line chart with labels on the highest and lowest points.
Please notice that all the visualizations are designed for desktop view, so it is recommended to view them on a desktop device.
Insights
- The lowest allocation occurred around 1982, with only 9.50% of household financial assets in equities. This coincides with a period of high inflation and interest rates, low stock market returns, and economic uncertainty;
- Since the financial crisis in 2008, there is a clear clear upward trend in equity allocation, suggesting growing investor confidence in the stock market.
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