Another Year, Another Million Or So Millionaires

While many of us were still pinching our pennies as a result of the recent recession, some lucky folks were becoming newly minted millionaires.

A new report from The Boston Consulting Group finds that the number of millionaire households worldwide increased by 12.2 percent in 2010, to 12.5 million.

Although those millionaires represent just 0.9 percent of all households, they control about 39 percent of all global wealth, according to the report. That’s up from 37 percent in 2009.

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