I spent this morning reading through Credit Suisse’s “Global Wealth Report 2015“. It was released earlier this week, and you know I love graphs.

The highlights:

The Wealth Numbers by Region
Change in household wealth, by region, over the last year. Seems only North America and China are winning – although China’s results have a lot to do with their financial assets….
The wealth winners and losers
The wealth winners and losers – oh the emerging markets, oh.
The Wealth Map
The Wealth Map
The global wealth change between 2000 and 2015
The global wealth change between 2000 and 2015 – and who received most of it.

In good news, it seems that over the last 15 years, the real rising stars were (some of) the emerging markets, and the big Scandinavian welfare states:

Annual Wealth growth rates 2000 to 2015
Annual Wealth growth rates 2000 to 2015
The Wealth Pyramid
The Wealth Pyramid
Who got the wealthy millionaires
Who got the wealthy millionaires
Ultra High Net Worth Individuals
Ultra High Net Worth Individuals
The Decline of the Middle Class
The Decline of the Middle Class
United States: The World Leader
United States: The World Leader

Happy Friday.

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