My dear, have you heard the latest? The total value of US private-sector financial assets has sashayed to a staggering 6.7 times the darling GDP, a record-breaking twirl if ever there was one.
This waltz of wealth, comparing the combined value of stocks, bonds, deposits, and other financial trifles held outside the government to the annual GDP, has outdone its previous pirouette of 6.3 times in 2021. How utterly divine!
The Chasm Between Wall Street and Main Street Widens, Darling
According to the ever-so-clever Kobeissi Letter, this ratio has more than doubled since the 1970s. When asset values prance ahead of wages, the spoils go to those who own capital, leaving the poor dears who toil for a living in the dust. How dreadfully unfair!
This 6.7x ratio, my loves, means the private sector holds nearly 7 dollars in financial instruments for every dollar of US output. Quite the imbalance, wouldn’t you say?
“When financial assets outpace the real economy, the wealthy get richer, and workers get left behind,” the analysts trilled. “The wealth gap has never been wider.” Oh, the drama of it all!
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The Wealthy Darlings Are Doubling Down on Stocks, of Course
Meanwhile, the portfolio positioning of our high-net-worth chums reveals a continued tilt toward risk assets. The Kobeissi Letter notes that equity allocations have risen to 65% of total portfolios, the highest since December 2021. How très chic!
This marks a 7-point increase since 2023, placing current positioning just below the 66% peak seen during the 2021 meme stock frenzy. Quite the spectacle, I must say.
“By comparison, the 2020 pandemic low was 54% while the long-term average is ~57%,” the post added. How utterly pedestrian!
The analysts also noted that cash holdings have dwindled to 10%, the lowest since September 2018, while bond exposure has dropped to 18%. It seems our affluent darlings are all in on equities, reflecting their boundless confidence in the financial markets. How daring!
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2026-05-04 08:46