U.S. wealth inequality is the highest it has been in nearly four decades, according to federal data, as the economy under the Trump administration appears to increasingly favor the rich.
As of late 2025, the top 1 percent of households held 31.7 percent of wealth, the highest share on record since the Federal Reserve began tracking the figure in 1989.
Idk seems like you’re confusing people being unable to afford groceries with having enough to invest and make meaningful amounts.
If you investing a few grand a year, which is hard to do for a majority of Americans, that isn’t going to be that much in even 10 years.
The market also isn’t going to just rip forever as it has been and in fact is very much due for course correction. You could be telling people to buy at the very top of the market and then it will all come crashing down.
It’s all on paper if you don’t take profit and many years were needed for the market to recover from 08.