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3 Things: Wealth Scale, the Generations, & People in the Wild

August 08, 2018
by Sheri Iannetta Cupo
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Where are you on this scale?

1. In “The Three Levels of Wealth,” Ben Carlson tries to determine where most Americans might find themselves on Stewart Butterfield’s scale:

Level 1. I’m not stressed out about debt: People who no longer have to worry about their credit card debt or student loans.

Level 2. I don’t care what stuff costs in restaurants: How much you spend on a particular meal isn’t impacted by your finances.

Level 3. I don’t care what a vacation costs: People who don’t care how expensive the hotel is or which flight they go on.

Ben shares some interesting charts with his readers, including this one:

“According to the Federal Reserve, as of 2016, the average net worth of American families is just shy of $100,000. But the median wealth for the top 10% is over $1.6 million while the top 1% holds almost 40% of the country’s wealth.

The Fed also broke out the net worth figures by various percentiles:

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A view of the generations

 2. An oldie but goodie on Thematic Investing | Future Reality, by Bank of America:

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People in the wild are different from people on paper

3.  Real World Knowledge vs. Book Knowledge by Morgan Housel

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With first-hand experience as a corporate executive, small-business owner and stay-at-home parent, Sheri is like a Swiss Army Knife: Her varied background has equipped her to help individuals and families cut through an array of financial complexities standing in the way of their most fulfilling lives.
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