[Dr. Sivana]

Most people have heard the Oxfam statistics that now we’ve got 80, the 80 richest people in the world, having more wealth that the bottom three-point-five billion

I don't have any brief for the super-rich, but I can think of no statistic more misleading than a "wealth" characteristic. Using that criterion, a guy with a $200,000 IRA has more wealth than 10,000,000 folks with underwater mortgages.

[SamAdams76]

Using that criterion, a guy with a $200,000 IRA has more wealth than 10,000,000 folks with underwater mortgages.

But that's true.

[justlurking]

I can’t put my hands on the statistic quickly, but the percentage of adults in the US with a negative net worth is unbelievably high.

All you need is a few bucks in your pocket and no debt to be ahead of them.