Why Do Fewer Independents Own Stocks Than Democrats and Republicans?

Posted on by Cassidy Cornblatt

I was recently looking up statistics on stock ownership broken down by subgroup (income level, education, age, race/ethnicity, gender, and political party affiliation), and I was surprised to discover that while around 60% of both Democrats and Republicans own stocks (61% and 65%, respectively), only 53% of Independents invest in the stock market. This is … Continue reading Why Do Fewer Independents Own Stocks Than Democrats and Republicans?

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Ignorant Husbands Prevent Smart Wives From Owning Stocks, Study Claims

Posted on by Cassidy Cornblatt

I recently read an interesting study in The Journal of Finance titled "Who Wears the Pants? Gender Identity Norms and Intra-Household Financial Decision Making" by Da Ke. Ke examined microdata from the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) of the Current Population Survey (1988-2018), the 5% sample of the decennial census (1980-2000) pooled with the … Continue reading Ignorant Husbands Prevent Smart Wives From Owning Stocks, Study Claims