The U.S. Is Where The Rich Are The Richest

Bloomberg reports:

It's an excellent time to be rich, especially in the U.S.

Around the world, the number of millionaires and billionaires is surging right along with the value of their holdings. Even as economic growth has slowed, the rich have managed to gain a larger slice of the world's wealth.

Globally, almost 18 million households control more than $1 million in wealth, according to a new report from the Boston Consulting Group. These rich folk represent just 1 percent of the world's population, but they hold 45 percent of the world's $166.5 trillion in wealth. They will control more than half the world's wealth by 2021, BCG said.

Imagine that.