Comment by desolate_muffin

I'm not sure what point you're even making. It has never been easier to access markets. It seems like the core problem is that most Americans don't have/save enough money to get rich from buying them, nor is there specifically any mandated formal education that gives any guidance on investing. I also know plenty of people from my small town America hometown that save their money in regular cash savings accounts, despite them having internet and easy access to put money in a brokerage account with their bank and buy equities.