The Fed’s latest statistical release on Financial Accounts of the United States observes that the aggregate net worth of households and non-profits during the second quarter of 2014 reached $81.5 trillion. The rise of $1.4 trillion was accounted mostly by higher equities (up $1.0 trillion) and real estate (higher by $ 230 billion). The chart below, constructed from Fed figures, shows that household net worth has expanded at a steady pace since the great financial crisis. Household net worth – The picture on the liabilities side Statistics showed that domestic borrowings, other than from the financial sector, rose only 3.8%…
Fed: Stocks And Real Estate Boost Household Net Worth (For The Rich) In Q2
HFA Staff
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