Retirement assets and household net worth as a percent of personal disposable income, 1989–2010
| Year | Retirement assets* | Household net worth |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 80% | 507% |
| 1990 | 78% | 487% |
| 1991 | 89% | 501% |
| 1992 | 90% | 490% |
| 1993 | 97% | 502% |
| 1994 | 98% | 493% |
| 1995 | 111% | 517% |
| 1996 | 118% | 523% |
| 1997 | 130% | 559% |
| 1998 | 139% | 583% |
| 1999 | 152% | 632% |
| 2000 | 139% | 591% |
| 2001 | 127% | 564% |
| 2002 | 113% | 526% |
| 2003 | 129% | 573% |
| 2004 | 133% | 617% |
| 2005 | 136% | 660% |
| 2006 | 147% | 662% |
| 2007 | 150% | 634% |
| 2008 | 108% | 487% |
| 2009 | 129% | 520% |
| 2010 | 138% | 536% |
*Retirement assets include aggregate assets in private defined-benefit (DB) pension plans, private defined-contribution (DC) plans, state and local government employee retirement plans (includes DB and DC plans), federal government employee retirement plans (includes DB and DC plans), and IRAs.
Source: Authors' analysis of Federal Reserve Flow of Funds data