Before revision:  We generate empirical results on stock-market participation, stock-market investment, and trade volume from theSurvey of Consumer Finances , merged with CRSP and historical data on stock-market performance, that are consistent with the model predictions .
After revision:  We generate empirical results on stock-market participation, stock-market investment, and trade volume from theSurvey of Consumer Finances while also generating known features of asset prices, such as excess volatility and return predictability. The model produces new implications for the cross-section of asset holdings, trade volume, and investors' heterogenous responses to recent financial crises, which we show to be in line with the data .