Friday, September 28, 2012

1,175 Rich People Reveal How They See What's Happening In The Economy




According to BI there's a collection of new surveys out revealing how wealthy people see the economy, so we've put it together here for you in a quick rundown.  The takeaway we came to was this — rich people are really worried about the overall economy, but most are confident they'll be okay through the storm, or "the new normal" depending on what you want to call it.
Now for the data. Let's start with Merrill Lynch's Affluent Insights Survey. 

They polled 1,000 Americans over the age of 18 with over $250,000 of investable assets. They especially targeted people in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, and South Florida. The most interesting thing about Merrill's findings was that:

44 percent of people think that our current economy malaise is a "new normal."  Of those 44 percent, a whopping 94 percent think they have what it takes to come out of it ahead.

Wait...wait...there's more at:
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-wealthy-on-todays-the-economy-2012-9

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