Investment accounts are damned sure indicative of the overall health of the economy. What the hell do you think they reflect? LOL. And they sure as hell represent a huge part of the economy. Businesses obtain funds to function from three sources: loans from financial institutions, investors (the market), and gross proceeds from the goods and services they sell. Pull all investor funds out of the equation and see what would happen to the economy. Those funds don’t just sit there. They’re used to finance the operations of the businesses ( salaries, plant and equipment, inventory, etc.). Without those funds, business would cease to exist. So it’s hilarious for anyone to say the market isn’t part of the economy, as someone previously said in this thread. It just shows a lack of knowledge. Maybe 1929 should be studied a bit more these days.