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On the recordJune 16, 2014
I look at statistics such as the one that I believe you cited, Senator, that two-thirds of Americans had equities in their account not too long ago, maybe a decade ago, and now it is half; that participation in the equities markets is at a 16-year low.
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Carl Levin
Democratic · Michigan

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Levin discusses declining participation in equity markets over the years.

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