The Rising Tide

Top 0.1% gains $14.5 trillion. Bottom 50% gets 2.3%.

Unsigned MSI house political cartoon: The Rising Tide

Source article: US top 0.1% more than doubled their wealth since 2019 on stock boom, Fed data shows.

Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Editorial Board
Topic tags
economy
Primary entities
Federal Reserve, The Wall Street Journal, United States, Eric Zwick, Owen Zidar, S&P 500, Zohran Mamdani
Themes
Wealth inequality, Federal Reserve data, Stock market gains, Ultrawealthy concentration
Floor values engaged
human_life_and_dignity, Truthfulness, Accountability of power