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How Investors Are Positioned Heading Into Mid-Year
wallstreetexaminer.com / by Urban Carmel •
Summary: The latest data from the Federal Reserve and ICI, a company that measures equity money flows, show that US households have been aggressively adding to their equity exposure and reducing their cash. As the bull market has matured and investor confidence has increased, money has increasingly flowed to foreign equity markets, especially in 2015.
The latest Federal Reserve flow of funds data (Z1) provides an up to date view of households’ current asset allocation. Let’s review.
Household’s largest holding continues to be in equities; these comprise about 31% of their total financial assets. Current levels are above the recent highs of 29% in mid-2007; it reached an all-time high of 36% in 2000. In short, as the bull market has matured, households have become comfortable holding equities.
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Source: http://silveristhenew.com/2015/06/12/how-investors-are-positioned-heading-into-mid-year/
