The World Wealth Report, released Wednesday, found that last year was not just a good year for the really wealthy. It was also a good year for the merely rich. The number of people with more than $1 million to invest was 10.9 million, up 8.3 percent, while the amount of money they had, $42.7 trillion, had risen by 9.7 percent. (The wealth of this group excludes the value of their primary residences, collectible items and consumable goods.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/your-money/25wealth.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all
[From http://www.richgibson.com/blog/
