Why millionaires feel poorer

To feel rich enough to have investments worth $ 1 million, the survey of the investment company Fidelity Investments. 42% of U.S. millionaires finds that they have enough money to wealth. Moreover, we are talking about the residents of the United States, whose millions invested in real estate or not pension funds, and serve as a "real" investments - in business, currency, or a variety of startups. The study showed that the average American is starting to feel rich when he has at least $ 7.5 million typical American family has an annual revenue of $ 120 thousand, "Each of those with whom we spoke, a lot of money - told Reuters news agency Sandzhiva Mirchandani, president of National Financial company researcher. - But all these people are afraid that in old age they will be begging. "Yes, - they think - $ 3.5-4 million - that's good, but not something that I expected. '" The average age of an American millionaire - 56 years, the average size of investment, which he has - $ 3.6 million typical American family of millionaires have a steady income of $ 379 thousand per year. But impressive numbers do not make them happy. "These people simply can not get rid of the comparison with their peers and myself think that the longer they plan to live, the more money they need to maintain a comfortable existence" - adds the president of Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services, Michael Durbin. According to a study of the country the number of those who have at least $ 1 million, has grown to 5.5 million people - 5% of the population. And they control 55% of all money available in the country. Total residents hold assets worth $ 56.8 trillion, according to the U.S. Federal Reserve. However, U.S. millionaire pretty positive about the economy. Most of them call it a rather weak, but at the same time emphasizes that the situation should improve by the end of the year. However, they are afraid of tax increases. 62% of millionaires at least once in his life turned to financial advisors with one request - to find a way to minimize tax payments. Can hardly be called millionaires' redneck. " On average, each spent $ 38 thousand for charity - and it's only in 2010. In 2009 this figure to be slightly lower - $ 36 thousand Have these people and confidence in zavtravshnem bottom. George of the Chicago company Uolper Spectrem, tracks the mood of millionaires, says people often than before, with calm gaze into the distant future of the country. More than half of them to buy shares. 83% of American millionaires said that the crisis did not shake their confidence in the stock market. 43% and completely declared that they will in the next year to invest more in securities. A New York company Northstar Research Partners estimates that American households in 1011 only for October 2010 have invested over $ 1 million of their money in various investment projects on the Internet.