Americans now view this figure as the benchmark for being wealthy

The average net worth that Americans feel is needed to qualify as wealthy has surprisingly declined, compared to last year, though it is still an eye-popping figure, Charles Schwab found. The financial services company said in the latest edition of its "Modern Wealth Survey" that Americans now view $2.3 million as the benchmark for counting as wealthy, pointing to what they see as a worsening economy. That marked a $200,000 decrease from 2024, when Americans said the net worth required to be classified as w ...