A striking reality about market concentration: just 3% of US companies have captured virtually all net wealth gains in the stock market over the past century—since 1926. Think about that. While thousands of firms compete and innovate, a tiny fraction has driven returns. This pattern raises intriguing questions about market efficiency, survivor bias, and where future wealth might concentrate. For investors tracking macro trends and asset allocation strategies, understanding this dynamic becomes essential.
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EthSandwichHero
· 6h ago
3% of the companies took all the cake, what about the others? This is the winner-takes-all scenario.
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AirdropSkeptic
· 7h ago
How are these 3% companies so awesome? Is it real?
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BearMarketSurvivor
· 7h ago
3% of the companies capture all the gains, and the remaining 97% are just along for the ride? That’s some serious competition.
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CommunityJanitor
· 7h ago
3% of the companies take all the profits, while the rest are just running alongside. This is the market, my friends.
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DataOnlooker
· 7h ago
3% of the companies take all the dividends, this is the winner-takes-all scenario, and it's been like this for a hundred years.
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ser_we_are_early
· 7h ago
Basically, it's winner-takes-all. Over the past hundred years, it's still the same 3% of companies that are harvesting the profits.
A striking reality about market concentration: just 3% of US companies have captured virtually all net wealth gains in the stock market over the past century—since 1926. Think about that. While thousands of firms compete and innovate, a tiny fraction has driven returns. This pattern raises intriguing questions about market efficiency, survivor bias, and where future wealth might concentrate. For investors tracking macro trends and asset allocation strategies, understanding this dynamic becomes essential.