Household Wealth Rises Above $100 Trillion For The First Time Ever... There Is Just One Catch

In the Fed's latest Flow of Funds reportreleased at noon today, the Fed unveiled released the latest snapshot of the US "household" sector as of March 31 2018. What it revealed is that with $116.3 trillion in assets and a modest $15.6 trillion in liabilities, the net worth of US households rose above $100 trillion for the first time ever, hitting a new all time high of $100.

8 trillion, increasing for 10 consecutive quartersand up $1.0 trillion as a result of an estimated $490 billion increase in real estate values, as well as a $511 billion increase in various stock-market linked financial assets like corporate equities, mutual and pension funds, and deposits as the market soared to new all time highs in the fist quarter, even if it ended Q1 on a slightly subdued note after the February VIXplosion and March rate spike.