600,000 Become Millionaires in 2004

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A strong global economy helped 600,000 people enter last year into a highly envied group: the world’s millionaires.


The annual World Wealth Report, released Thursday by Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and the Capgemini Group consulting firm, found that there were 8.3 million people worldwide with $1 million or more in financial assets at the end of 2004, up from 7.7 million a year earlier.


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