US Households Will Keep Supporting Stocks, Goldman's Kostin Says
US households will provide key support for the stock market through the growing influence of their retirement savings, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists.
The team led by David Kostin expect American households to directly purchase $425 billion worth of US equities this year, trailing only corporates at $675 billion as a source of demand for stocks.
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