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Quiz: What percentage of Americans own stock?

Stock markets are up in the U.S., but how many Americans actually stand to benefit?

It’s international quiz time on the Marketplace Morning Report. Stephan Richter, editor-in-chief of the online international affairs magazine, The Globalist, brings us the question below.

Scroll down to see the answer and click on the audio player above to hear more about how Americans participate in the markets.

Answer: A. 47 percent of Americans own stock, with the wealthiest 10 percent owning 81 percent of all stock assets.

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