Tonight at 10PM EST, CNBC is premiering their documentary, Untold Wealth: Rise of the Super Rich. (If you miss it tonight, they'll be re-airing it on Sunday, June 29th at 10 PM EST).
Here's the mini-site promoting the show, where you can watch the preview, view video clips and slide shows, and skim the fast facts, like these:
- In 1985 there were only 13 billionaires in the U.S. Today there are more than 1,000.
- The richest 1% of Americans control more than 33% of the total wealth, their wealth is now greater than the bottom 90% of Americans. (Federal Reserve Surveys of Consumer Finance.
- Who makes millions and billions? Entrepreneurs, hedge fund managers, private equity partners, real estate developers and corporate executives.
- 80 percent of the people with a net worth exceeding $30 million say they plan to spend more in 2008 than they did in 2007. (Prince Associates)
Looks like it might be worth watching.
