If you graduated from a private, Ivy League school in the U.S., congratulations, you have a better chance of being worth more than $30 million. And if you're a financial advisor seeking to build up or build out your client list with wealthy individuals, pay attention to these findings.Money.
Research firm Wealth-X compiled a list of schools that produce millionaires and billionaires. They looked at alumni and checked where they graduated from, and whether they inherited, were self-made, or both. The firm then ranked the schools according to how many ultra-high-net-worth individuals — people with more than $30 million in assets — each school had among its graduates.
The results aren’t too surprising at first blush. Harvard University dominates the list, and all but five of the 20 schools with the most millionaire alumni are private.
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