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PoindexterOglethorpe

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5. Somehow I doubt that 48% of all stock is owned by foreign investors.

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2017, 11:41 PM

Dec 2017

There's an urban myth out there that China holds most of U.S. debt, when in reality although they are the largest foreign entity to hold U.S. debt, they still own less than 10% of it.

Just based on that I find it highly improbably that 48% of all stock is owned by foreign investors.

Just based on the existence of 401k plans I can doubt that statistic.

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Did Chris van Hollen just say that 48% of stock owned by foreign investors? So $ goes abroad? [View all] lostnfound Dec 2017 OP

Yes, a few years down the road. elleng Dec 2017 #1

yes he did say that.... chillfactor Dec 2017 #2

Trumps Tax Plan Gives $520 Billion to Wealthy Foreigners at the Expense of American Middle Class greyl Dec 2017 #3

A huge percentage of US currency is abroad, too. GreenEyedLefty Dec 2017 #4

That, I believe, is strongly tied to the drug trade. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #6

Somehow I doubt that 48% of all stock is owned by foreign investors. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #5

Well, there are a lot of sovereign wealth funds out there. Yavin4 Dec 2017 #7

Perhaps. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #8

Money as well as Stocks are Wellstone ruled Dec 2017 #9

Its only 27% but yeah, a good portion of the tax breaks for funds not repatriated go to foreig uponit7771 Dec 2017 #10