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Mark Krugger – American Families Only Half as Rich as Those in Chinese Cities

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The ratio of average to median net worth is a measure of how equally wealth is distributed. If everyone’s wealth was exactly the same, the ratio of the two net worth measures would be 1.0. China’s mean household net worth is double its median. The ratio in the US is seven times, pointing to a much more unequal distribution of wealth. Mark Krugger - American Families Only Half as Rich as Those in Chinese Cities

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Mark Krugger - American Families Only Half as Rich as Those in Chinese Cities

The ratio of average to median net worth is a measure of how equally wealth is distributed. If everyone’s wealth was exactly the same, the ratio of the two net worth measures would be 1.0. China’s mean household net worth is double its median. The ratio in the US is seven times, pointing to a much more unequal distribution of wealth.


Mark Krugger - American Families Only Half as Rich as Those in Chinese Cities


Mark Krugger - American Families Only Half as Rich as Those in Chinese Cities
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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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