As of 2019, nearly all families (98.2 percent) in the United States had a transaction account, while only one in two declared that they also held a retirement account. Bonds appeared to be the least preferred financial asset among American families (1.1 percent).
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Federal Reserve. (2020). Share of households owning financial assets in the United States in 2019, by asset type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246210/percentage-of-us-families-with-financial-assets-by-type/
Federal Reserve. "Share of Households Owning Financial Assets in The United States in 2019, by Asset Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246210/percentage-of-us-families-with-financial-assets-by-type/
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Share of households owning financial assets in the United States in 2019, by asset type [Graph], Federal Reserve, November 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246210/percentage-of-us-families-with-financial-assets-by-type/