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by N_trglctc_joe 2609 days ago
> But 84+33>100...? I know you have sources there, but something doesn’t as up.

There's only a contradiction if the two groups are mutual exclusive. Retirement accounts belonging to those in the top 10% will be counted in both categories.

Assuming the data is good, a little math shows that less than half of stocks owned by retirement accounts belong to the bottom 90%.