“wealth” Charts
400 Individuals Own More Wealth Than 60% Of America »
According to a medieval historian, today's wealth inequality is much worse than what prevailed in the Middle Ages. What does…
Local Businesses Generate More Wealth for Communities »
In addition to a loss in local spending generated, communities also sacrifice social benefits fostered by ownership of local business,…
Think Income Inequality is Bad? Take a Look at Wealth »
While the highest-earning fifth of U.S. families earned 59.1% of all income, the richest fifth held 88.9% of all wealth.…
Who Is Most Generous in America? »
Mark Zuckerberg made the list of the top five biggest givers in 2012, donating more than even the Walton family,…
Britain's Inequality Starting to Match The US »
Britain has seen growing inequality that is beginning to assume U.S. proportions. In terms of wealth, the 100 richest people…
Unequal Distribution of Wealth »
400 individuals—you could seat them all on a single airplane—own as much wealth as 60 percent of the rest of…
World's Billionaires Wealth vs Countries' GDP »
According to the Forbes, aggregate wealth of 1645 world's billionaires, which totals in $6.4 trillion as of March 2014, is…
What Supposedly Controversial Policy Do Americans Now Favor? »
Despite the controversy it engenders in the United States, wealth redistribution via heavy taxes on the rich is actually supported…
The Price of Happiness »
It looks like money can buy happiness for some people. Making above $36,000 makes it almost half as likely that…
Worker-Owned Co-ops Could Save Businesses and Jobs »
When the Seiles decided to retire last year, they sold their businesses to employees. Only 30% of family-owned businesses, like…
The Koch Brothers Could Buy All 286,629 Houses in Atlanta »
While the median household net worth in the United States stalls at a 43-year low at just under $70,000 including…
Keeping Wealth for the Few Doesn't Work: US Savings Struggle »
Huge swathes of the richest nation in the history of humanity live with little to no wealth to their name.…
The Distribution Of Global Wealth »
For many, the distribution of global wealth is a growing societal concern. But just how unevenly distributed is the wealth,…
Praying For Health And Wealth »
How strong is the power prayer? Apparently, it depends on what you are asking for. While the vast majority of…
The World's Richest Millennials »
They're very rich, and the worst part is they're probably younger than you. The founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg stands…
Who Pays Our Taxes? The Rich, Mostly. »
It is pretty well known that the American income tax system operates off of a progressive tax in which the…
While Wealthy Bathe, Americans Reject Trickle Down Economics »
According to an Oxfam report, the top 1% of the world own 48% of the globe's wealth. This number is…
The Revolving Door Of American Wealth »
Contrary to many individuals' beliefs, the richest among us do not form a permanent and exclusive club. Instead, earnings in…
How Far Would You Go To Survive? »
Bans on selling organs in numerous Western countries have compelled those with the money to travel to China, where illegal…
Top 10: World's Richest People »
Most of these people have started their wealth in the United States. Examples include WAL-MART, Oracle, and Microsoft. However, two…
Lower Worldwide Satisfaction with Affordable Housing »
Nearly half of the world is dissatisfied with their housing situation, according to this Gallup study. Housing markets across the…
The World's Wealthiest People »
Some people may recognize the names on this list, but most will probably only recognize a couple. The number one…
Recess or Recession: A Look at Congressional Wealth »
Clearly, the Senate is doing something right as they have three times the wealth of their House counterparts. Since 2004,…
Growing Coop Sector Across The Pond »
Despite being the birthplace of modern-day cooperativism, the UK’s co-op sector has remained relatively small. However, since the financial crisis,…
(Almost) Everybody Has Them: What Are America's Money Woes? »
Nearly 7 in 10 American adults worry that they will not have enough money for retirement. Almost just as many…
The Racial Wealth Gap is How Wide? »
Pretty darn wide. In 2010, white households had on average over half a million more in total wealth than latino…
5 Strategies for Developing Coops In Low-Income Communities »
Worker cooperatives are an important part of the community wealth building toolbox. A new report by Democracy Collaborative assesses the…
Do You Want To Build A Coop: 4 Ways Coops Are Started »
Worker cooperatives are an important part of the community wealth building toolbox. A new report by Democracy Collaborative assesses the…
2007 Wealth Concentration in the United States »
This chart shows the percentage of total wealth held by each designated income group in 2007. Notably, just one percent…
Concentration of Income in the Top 1% »
Real wages for 80 percent of workers have not gone up more than a trivial amount for at least three…
What Do Intelligence and Wealth Have In Common? »
Is there a correlation between intelligence and wealth when it comes to the ultra-wealthy? About 45% of billionaires were in…
If We Value Hard Work In The U.S., Why Doesn't Our Tax Code? »
We live in a country that touts hard work as the key to success at every turn of life. So,…
Top 10% of U.S. Earners Receive Over 50% of Total Income »
In 2012, the top 10 percent of income earners in the U.S. received a 50.4 percent share of the total…
Global Grand Fortune: A Decided Tilt Stateside »
Across the world today, 32 million adults can lay claim to over $1 million in personal wealth. More of these…
The Rich Get Richer, The Poor Get Poorer »
From 2009 to 2011, as the nation crawled down the road to economic recovery, not everyone faired evenly. The mean…
