Charts of the Week
Funding Gaps at Public and Private Pensions
December 25, 2021
Private pension funds have much smaller funding gaps than their government counterparts.
Private pension funds have much smaller funding gaps than their government counterparts.
Defined benefit plans continue to be replaced by IRAs and defined contribution plans.
A home may be the biggest purchase most people make in their lives, but households' home equity is actually surpassed by households' direct stock ownership.
Personal consumption continues to make up a larger portion of U.S. GDP as time progresses.
Over 46% of FDIC deposits in the U.S. are uninsured.
U.S. equity issuance grew by a net $198 billion in the third quarter.
A long-term look at real returns on the S&P 500
Some interesting charts from our recent posts
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