Families' wealth in billions of dollars - Losses since beginning 2008 

World

USA-2004

USA-2008

     DE

NETWORTH = ASSET-DEBT

50.250,6

59.790,8

13.780,0

ASSET = FIN+NFIN

185.690,0

59.108,8

69.977,8

15.800,0

Asset: Financial losses since beginning 2008

>4.400,0

  > 300,0

FIN = LIQ+CDS+SAVBND+BOND+STOCKS+NMMF+RETQLIQ+CASHLI+OTHMA+OTHFIN.

68.690,0

21.097,9

26.265,2

6.900,0

FIN: Financial losses since beginning 2008

> 2.100,0

> 300,0

LIQ: Holdings of checking, savings, money market, and call accounts.

10.000,0

2.779,8

3.196,8

2.200,0

CDS: Holdings of certificates of deposit.

14.000,0

780,3

2.900,0

700,0

CDS: Financial losses since beginning 2008 ? ? ?

SAVBND: Holdings of savings bonds.

 

113,7

130,8

250,0

BOND: Direct holdings of bonds.*

3.200,0

1.115,2

1.282,5

750,0

STOCKS: Direct holdings of publicly traded stocks.*

18.000,0

3.711,2

4.267,9

600,0

STOCKS: Financial losses since beginning 2008

?

1.700,0

280,0

NMMF: Mutual funds other than money market mutual funds, and hedge funds.

5.000,0

3.101,5

3.566,7

?

NMMF: Financial losses since beginning 2008

?

400,0

?

RETQLIQ: IRAs, Keogh accounts, and other pension accounts where withdrawals or loans may be taken (such as 401(k) accounts).

9.000,0

6.752,4

7.765,3

CASHLI: Cash value of life insurance.

5.000,0

625,2

719,0

1.600,0

CASHLI: Financial losses since beginning 2008

8

15

OTHMA: Equity holdings of annuities, trusts, and managed investment accounts.

3.000,0

1.683,6

1.936,1

350,0

OTHMA: Financial losses since beginning 2008 ? ? ?

OTHFIN: Value of miscellaneous financial assets (e.g., futures contracts, oil leases, royalties, etc.).

1.490,0

435,0

500,3

450,0

NFIN = VEHIC+HOUSES+ORESRE+NNRESRE+BUS+OTHNFIN.

117.000,0

38.010,9

43.712,5

8.900,0

VEHIC: Market value of all personally owned automobiles, trucks, motor homes, campers, motorcycles, boats, airplanes, helicopters, and miscellaneous vehicles.

7.000,0

1.944,8

2.236,5

500,0

HOUSES: Market value of principal residences.

60.000,0

19.109,7

21.976,2

6.900,0

HOUSES: Financial losses since beginning 2008

   2.300,0

7,0

ORESRE: Market value of residential real estate other than principal residences.

12.000,0

3.757,7

4.321,4

700,0

NNRESRE: Net equity in real estate other than HOUSES and ORESRE.

6.000,0

2.772,3

3.188,1

BUS: Net equity in closely held businesses.

30.000,0

9.841,2

11.317,4

700,0

OTHNFIN: Value of miscellaneous nonfinancial assets (e.g., antiques, artwork, etc.).

2.000,0

585,2

673,0

100,0

DEBT = MRTHEL+INSTALL+OTHLOC+CCBAL+ODEBT.

 

8.858,2

10.186,9

2.020,0

MRTHEL: Amount outstanding on mortgages and home equity lines of credit secured by principal residences.

6.660,4

7.659,5

1.800,0

RESDBT: Amount outstanding on mortgages secured by residential real estate other than a principal residence.

751,0

863,7

INSTALL: Amount outstanding on installment debt.

970,9

1.116,5

200,0

OTHLOC: Amount outstanding on lines of credit other than home equity lines of credit.

64,1

73,7

CCBAL: Amount outstanding on credit cards.

266,0

305,9

20,0

ODEBT: Amount outstanding on miscellaneous debts (e.g., debts to family members, borrowing against insurance policies
or pension accounts, margin debt, etc.).

145,8

167,7

Memo item:

INCOME: Total income for the year preceding the survey year.

7.930,4

9.120,0

1.500,0

* Direct holdings are those held outside of a managed asset such as mutual funds, trusts, managed investment accounts, annuities, and tax-deferred retirement accounts.,  + estimation