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Scott Bessent: “38% of Americans have no exposure to equities.”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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LIVE: White House press briefing with Scott Bessent

Published | Video Starts at 03:15

… you guys simplifying this for all those Americans so that it's not just for one class of people, but all Americans can have it? Well, that's a great question because 38% of Americans have no exposure to equities. They don't share in the great innovation. The machine that is the American economy or great capital markets drives our prosperity. (03:15–03:19)

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