Gallup reported that 62% of Americans owned stocks in 2025, at the top of a 52%–62% range seen over roughly 25 years. Motley Fool's commentary says more Americans should own stocks to share in U.S. growth; it calls 100% ownership an ideal but unrealistic goal.
The article argues that stock ownership is concentrated among wealthier Americans. It suggests financial education beginning by middle school and accounts for children that would be partly government-funded; the author says the administration is trying to set up such accounts, but it is too early to assess their success. The article also cites Warren Buffett's advice that most people buy an S&P 500 index fund rather than pick individual stocks.
