Noun

wealth (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Weal; welfare; prosperity; good; well-being; happiness; joy.
  2. Riches; valuable material possessions.
  3. A great amount; an abundance or plenty.
    She brings a wealth of knowledge to the project.
  4. Power, of the kind associated with a great deal of money.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Fri Sep 3 12:18:18 2010

Wealth is the abundance of valuable resources or material possessions or the control of such assets. The word wealth is derived from the old English wela, which is from an Indo-European word stem. An individual, community, region or country that possesses an abundance of such possessions or resources is known as wealthy.

The concept of wealth is of significance in all areas of economics, especially development economics, yet the meaning of wealth is context-dependent and there is no universally agreed upon definition. Various definitions and concepts of wealth have been asserted by various individuals and in different contexts. Defining wealth can be a normative process with various ethical implications, since often wealth maximization is seen as a goal or is thought to be a normative principle of its own.

Although precise data is not available, the total household wealth in the world has been estimated at $125 trillion in year 2000. 90% of this wealth is held by people in North America, Europe, and high-income Asian countries, and 1% of adults are estimated to hold 40% of world wealth, a number which falls to 32% when adjusted for purchasing power parity.

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Thu Sep 2 22:17:01 2010

How much wealth would it take to acquire bliss?
Q. How much wealth would it take to acquire bliss? And how would you proceed in spending it?
Asked by computerethics101 - Wed Apr 19 23:43:45 2006 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments

A. I can't believe that you asked that question. All a lot of money does is cause trouble. As long as your bills are paid, a good roof over your head, food on the table and a little in the bank, you should be very happy.
Answered by supergma7 - Wed Apr 19 23:48:59 2006

Which is the safest way to ensure that your wealth is properly utilized?
Q. People form Trusts, Foundations, etc to manage their wealth after death. But these are handled by people who may not be honest enough to pursue the causes for which these organizations are formed. Are there safer modes where the will is better enforced?
Asked by Ishan26 - Wed Aug 19 20:56:02 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. True, trusts may have loop holes that allow skimming by the trustee. It is also possible to purchase an annuity or an insurance policy for heirs. Banks trust departments have been very poor at producing investment income according to several investment news letters. A good will is very important also.
Answered by General D. Ypsilanti - Thu Aug 27 20:17:13 2009

How do sovereign wealth funds work?
Q. How exactly do sovereign wealth funds work? I have an essay about what to invest in if the USA used a surplus sum of cash as a sovereign wealth fund, but I'm not sure exactly how they work. How are sovereign wealth funds used? How do they make money (get returns)? How do countries accumulate them? ANY help would be appreciated.
Asked by sleep_onthefloor - Mon Mar 15 18:10:02 2010 - - 0 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Check out wikipedia -- their answer is straight forward and easy to understand.
Answered by MVD34 - Mon Mar 15 19:33:31 2010

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  • "It is more difficult for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God than it is for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle."
  • "We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it."
  • "Riches have wings, and grandeur is a dream."
  • "Penny wise, pound foolish."
    • Robert Burton (1577–1640), Anatomy of Melancholy, ‘Democritus to the reader’
  • "Riches are a good handmaiden, but the worst mistress."
    • Francis Bacon, De dignitate et augmentis scientiarium, Part I. vi. 3. 6
  • "The rich are the scum of the earth in every country."
    • G.K. Chesterton (1874–1936), English author and mystery novelist, The Flying Inn (1914)
  • "There is no Wealth but Life."
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