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Quiz: What percentage of Americans own stock?

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It’s international quiz time on the Marketplace Morning Report. Stephan Richter, editor-in-chief of the online international affairs magazine, The Globalist, brings us the question below.


What percentage of Americans own stock?

Scroll down to see the answer and click on the audio player above to hear more about how Americans participate in the markets.

Answer: A. 47 percent of Americans own stock, with the wealthiest 10 percent owning 81 percent of all stock assets.

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