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Wiz Imp

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2. For the record, only about 35% of working-age Americans have a 401(k)-style retirement plan

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 09:19 PM

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So how does the stock market being up help the other 2/3 of the population? And that doesn't even count many retired people who don't have any money tied to the stock market either.

BTW, Trump said the stock market was up 85%. In reality, the S&P 500 is up just 23% and the DOW up only 19%.

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If you're making money on your 401K, what's wrong with Trump making a little money? [View all] kentuck Wednesday OP

Because anyone else bamagal62 Wednesday #1

For the record, only about 35% of working-age Americans have a 401(k)-style retirement plan Wiz Imp Wednesday #2

Pension funds are also invested in stocks MichMan Thursday #3