Money In the year of COVID-19, who has really benefited from the stock market boom? March 15, 2021March 19, 2021Jessica Menton and George Petras, USA TODAYComments Off on In the year of COVID-19, who has really benefited from the stock market boom? While some Americans have seen the value of their stock holdings soar, millions of low-income or unemployed people have missed the market boom.