What percentage of the United States population (and households) own stocks?
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i think you would have to take a census
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Generally, 33% of americans have graduated college, 15%  of those graduates have gotten a graduate degree, and 1% of those with a graduate degree go on to a PhD.  Keep in mind, that is 15% of the original 33%, then 1% of the 15% of the 33%.  The citizens of the United States are still very much uneducated, and easily manipulated by the government and the church because of this.
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farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.7%, sales and office 25.4%, other services 16.3% \nnote: figures exclude the unemployed (2005)
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The most profitable stock portfolios DO NOT invest in just one country.
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It's hard to answer the way you've put the question (asking how many live in the home).\n\n60-65% of families in the US have both parents working.
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America is a consumerist nation. We are raised to buy buy buy, and food is something that needs to bought and therefor eaten so we can buy more.
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The question was not:  how many Americans earn more than $250,000 annually.  The question is:  what is the number of americans with at least $250,000 NET WORTH (simply defined, the value of one's assets minus one's liabilities).\n\nThe goverment measures statistics on net worth, not on individuals, but by households.  So according to this table (put out in 2000):\n\nhttp://www.census.gov/hhes/www/wealth/1998_2000/wlth00-4.html\n\nthe percentage of households with net worth between $250,000 and $499,000 is 10.1%.\n\nThe percentage of households with net worth at $500,000 or higher is 8.1%.\n\nAdding the percentages together, we get a total of 18.2%.\n\nAccording to the table, the total # of households (in THOUSANDS) is 104,644.  Meaning 104,644 times 1000, or 104,644,000 total households.\n\nFinally, multiply 104,644,000 times .182 =  19,045,208 households.\n\n\nAnswer (in 2000 U.S. Census figures):  19,045,208 households have a net worth equal to or greater than $250,000.
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Impressive really, how you can lump nearly 1/2 the US population into that category.  Ignorance must be bliss.
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Yes, you can own a percentage of a stock share with divident reinvestment.  It is up to the individual companies, but no major companies will allow you to buy partial shares, however with dividents, you can have them.
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Every stockholder is an owner of the corporation as stock represents an ownership interest in the corporation.  If you are asking in general whether the person or entities that own a majority of a company typically hold it in preferred or common stock, it is generally common stock.  \n\nFor public companies (companies traded on US exchanges) it is almost certainly common stock held by the public.  For private companies, voting control tends to lie most often in the hands of the common stock.  If you are talking about private, venture funded companies, however, sometimes the venture capitalists hold preferred stock in such amounts that they effectively have control of the company.
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According to the census results and assuming the rates of growth stayed the same for the last year, we can estimate 36.5M in California and 301M in the US.\n\nThat gives us 12 percent or 1/9th of the population living in California.
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The Social Security crisis is not a myth, it's an inevitability of demographics that there will be more people drawing than paying in to it in the future.  The so called trust fund has been invested in very low yielding bonds for a long time, mostly so Congress could have access to the money to hide deficits (both parties share blame equally for this).  Generally speaking the average person  would be able to get a better return on on that money in a self directed IRA, 401K plan, or buying annuities.
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In France about 20% of the households hold stock directly. And about two-third indirect via mutual funds and saving plans.
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Knowing what the best stocks to invest in is very difficult.  Even the experts frequently make wrong decisions.  However over the long run, stocks average a gain of 10-11% a year.  If you buy a diversified group of stocks and hold out for the long run you will do well.  Most people buy mutual funds, which invest in diversified stocks and bonds.  I like Vanguard.com, although other people like Fidelity, TIAA-CREF, and DFA.  Look at these websites:
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Depends on your age.  I'm 61 and still heavily invested in mutual funds . . . yes the current market tightens up my gut a little, but I don't need or want to use my money for at least 6 years.  I can't name a source but if you dig around a little, you'll see that stocks have averaged around 11%  a year over the last 75 years.  Yes, around 11% including the Great Depression years.
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All investors have to file a public notice with the SEC if they acquire, I think it is 5%, or more of a company's common stock. But there is no limit to how much any investor may buy. Although, as a practical matter, companies often discourages investors from buying more than a certain share by triggering poison pills etc.
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Probably between 6-8 percent, just like the general population. I don't know where you got the 1% from, but it's wrong.