A "perfect storm" drove a drop in household net worth in Q3
Household wealth expected to drop by $1.6 trillion from pandemic heights
After a pandemic pause, inequality is growing as poor hit harder by downturn
New tax on the ultra wealthy would include ``unrealized gains''
Both household assets and debts are well above pre-pandemic levels, RBC reports
However, the bottom 40% of households still control less than 3% of net worth in Canada
Women may rely more on facts than their guts when making investment decisions
Savings rate drops as consumption growth outpaces income gains
Younger, less affluent households see larger wealth gains
Asset growth will slow amid evolving demographics, Investor Economics forecasts