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Americans who own stocks are feeling much better about the economy than people who don't.
  • Americans who own stocks generally feel much better about the economy than those who don't.
  • The sentiment gap between the top third of owners and those without stocks is the second-widest ever.
  • This comes with the S&P 500 less than 1% from records, having soared nearly 50% since June 2022.

The best way to figure out how someone feels about the economy might be to ask them whether they own any stocks.