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== Wealth ==
== Wealth ==


* Net Worth is still 23% above 2019 Q4
* Net Worth is still 23% above Q4 2019  
* Net worth has come down 5% since all-time high in Q4 2021, driven primarily by losses in corporate equity.
* Net worth has come down 5% since all-time high in Q4 2021, driven primarily by losses in corporate equity.
* The wealth effect creates the psychological effect that the increase/decrease in asset values has a direct impact on consumer spending, more importantly, real state values. However, since wealth destruction is still only 5%, and real state is still growing, this wealth effect is more likely still very limited.  
* The wealth effect creates the psychological effect that the increase/decrease in asset values has a direct impact on consumer spending, more importantly, real state values. However, since wealth destruction is still only 5%, and real state is still growing, this wealth effect is more likely still very limited.