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89% of All Equities are Owned By Institutional Investors and Ultra-Wealthy Individuals in 2024 (youtu.be)
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[–] grue 2 points 2 months ago

Looking at the etymology of "equities" everything claims it comes from "aequitas," the Latin word for "justice, equality, conformity, fairness," but I find myself wondering if it's also related to the "Equites" or "equestrian" class (the class just below the aristocratic "patrician" class, basically being defined as mechants/businesspeople wealthy enough to own horses). Frankly, it would fit just as well.