by Calculated Risk on 12/11/2008 03:31:00 PM

Some more data from the Fed's Q3 2008 Flow of Funds report ...

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This is the Households and Nonprofit Net Worth as a percent of GDP.

This includes real estate and financial assets (stocks, bonds, pension reserves, deposits, etc) net of liabilities (mostly mortgages).

This ratio was relatively stable for almost 50 years, and then ... bubbles!