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title: ""For the top 1% of wealth holders from 1989 to 2013, inherited wealth…"
date: 2017-12-12
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# "For the top 1% of wealth holders from 1989 to 2013, inherited wealth…

*December 12, 2017 · Facebook*

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[https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-how-the-richest-got-that-way-1513036026](https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-how-the-richest-got-that-way-1513036026){target="_blank"}
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\"For the top 1% of wealth holders from 1989 to 2013, inherited wealth accounted for only 17% of their assets. (The 1%, in this analysis, is an overwhelmingly self-made group.) By contrast, for those with assets of just \$25,000-\$50,000, inherited wealth accounted for 52% of their worth.\"\
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[https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-how-the-richest-got-that-way-1513036026](https://www.wsj.com/articles/review-how-the-richest-got-that-way-1513036026){target="_blank"}
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