Forget Beverly Hills and LA. Those people are poor
NJ tops US in number of millionaires - Yahoo! News New Jersey has the most millionaire households in the country, according to a marketing company's fifth annual ranking.
The Garden State moved up from No. 2 in 2005 and 2006 to No. 1 last year on the index, compiled by Phoenix Affluent Marketing Service, which does research for companies that sell luxury products, investments and the like to the wealthy.
According to the service, in 2007, 7.12 percent of New Jersey's 3.2 million households had a total of $1 million or more liquid or investable assets. That includes items such as savings, stocks and bonds, precious metals, the cash value of certain life insurance policies and retirement accounts not controlled by employers, but not equity in homes.
In 2006, 6.46 percent of New Jersey households met the $1 million standard. The figure was 5.89 percent in 2005. Hawaii ranked first in both those years, but fell to fourth in 2007. Maryland was second last year and Connecticut was third.
Armpit my ass!
01-11-2008, 05:00 PM
