New federal data shows that household wealth in the U.S. has broken a record, reaching $154.3 trillion in the second quarter.

<div class="block">New federal data shows that household wealth in the U.S. has broken a record, reaching $154.3 trillion in the second quarter.</div>

Stretching Your Dollar

American Wealth Breaks New Record

Take a look at some headlines that could impact your wallet. New federal data show that household wealth in the United States has broken a record. Get this wealth in the US has reached $154.3 trillion during the second quarter of the year. Those are the three months ended at the end of June. It beats the prior record by $2 trillion when American wealth was at 152 trillion in early 2022 when the stock market peaked. Well, the data shows that wealth increased by 5.5 trillion between March and the end of June. And that's in addition to the increase of about three trillion during the first three months of this year, it is worth noting that this data is not adjusted for inflation. But part of the reason for the rise in wealth comes from real estate holdings to the value of homes and stock market investments.