rises in wealth in the cross-section of households in the Survey of Consumer Finances. For a given household, the portfolio … share can fall in response to an increase in wealth, even though the model implies decreasing relative risk aversion …

This paper examines the association between stock market return expectations and financial wealth holdings of older … of positive stock market return were positively associated with greater financial wealth holdings among households. Our … financial wealth holdings of households. African Americans, Hispanics, and other races were negatively associated with the …