I recently read an article about the middle class “shrinking” on yahoo’s web page.  I was most surprised by the the 22 reasons why it was.  I can not find the link to the original article, but the one thing it did point out was the top 1% of Americans own most of America’s assets/wealth through stocks and shares.  I can remember when I was much younger, my family elders telling me to invest in the markets.  I wonder if I had headed that warning if I would still be …