Over half of the Americans who earn $100,000 or more have boosted savings during the pandemic

• Of those earning $100,000 or more, 59% have increased their savings during the pandemic, $4.
• Only 28% of those making less than $35,000 saved more.
• It's evidence of $4, in which the wealthy are recovering and others are struggling.

High earners are continuing to fare well during the pandemic.

Fifty-nine percent of those with a household income of $100,000 or more have increased their savings, $4. By comparison, only 28% of those earning less than $35,000 were able to save more. (The study surveyed 1,200-plus Americans in December.)

The savings cushion has created a sense of optimism for the six-figure households, 46% of whom think they'll have more money in savings this time next year, per the survey. That compares to 28% of those making less than $35,000.

That's likely because 41% of those earning less than $35,000 decreased their savings during the pandemic, compared to 17% of six-figure earners.

It's all more evidence of America's $4, in which those at the top are seeing jobs recover and their $4 while the bottom of the K $4.

Fewer things to spend on and a strong stock market

With the experience economy shut down and $4 taking up a larger chunk of consumer spending, higher-income Americans have consistently been $4. They've also benefited from a strong recovery in the stock market, which $4.

In March, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell implemented a policy known as quantitative easing, in which the central bank $4, making credit more readily available in the wider economy. Companies in sectors heavily impacted by the pandemic rushed to raise new funding,$4 and Powell also kept interest rates low to encourage spending.

This flood of money set the stock market on a path to recovery after a dramatic drop in the early moments of the pandemic, as the wealthy were incentivized to pump money into the stock market as they sought returns. Relatedly, America's household wealth hit a record high of $4 in the third quarter.

Meanwhile, many Americans were left waiting out $4 before a second stimulus package was passed, with individuals $4 and many small businesses $4. Some had to $4 they did have to cover Christmas expenses before $4 of stimulus checks.

It's no wonder, then, that their bank accounts are looking a lot skinnier than those on the other side of the wealth gap.