This statistic shows the motivation for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth Americans to build wealth, as of 2018. The results are sorted by generation. During the survey, 86 percent of wealthy Millennials said their motivation to build wealth was to be able to help others through philanthropy; 77 percent of rich Generation X'ers said the same.
Motivation for building wealth among high-net-worth (HNW) Americans in 2018, by generation
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U.S. Trust. (June 30, 2018). Motivation for building wealth among high-net-worth (HNW) Americans in 2018, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/945949/motivation-for-building-wealth-among-hnw-americans/
U.S. Trust. "Motivation for building wealth among high-net-worth (HNW) Americans in 2018, by generation." Chart. June 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945949/motivation-for-building-wealth-among-hnw-americans/
U.S. Trust. (2018). Motivation for building wealth among high-net-worth (HNW) Americans in 2018, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/945949/motivation-for-building-wealth-among-hnw-americans/
U.S. Trust. "Motivation for Building Wealth among High-net-worth (Hnw) Americans in 2018, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945949/motivation-for-building-wealth-among-hnw-americans/
U.S. Trust, Motivation for building wealth among high-net-worth (HNW) Americans in 2018, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/945949/motivation-for-building-wealth-among-hnw-americans/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Motivation for building wealth among high-net-worth (HNW) Americans in 2018, by generation [Graph], U.S. Trust, June 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/945949/motivation-for-building-wealth-among-hnw-americans/