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Wealth derives from the old English word "weal". The term was originally an adjective to describe the possession of great qualities. Adam Smith, in his seminal work The Wealth of Nations, described wealth as "the annual produce of the land and labour of the society". This "produce" is, at its simplest, that which satisfies human needs and wants of utility. In popular usage, wealth can be described as an abundance of items of economic value, or the state of controlling or possessing such items, usually in the form of money, real estate and personal property. An individual who is considered wealthy, affluent, or rich is someone who has accumulated substantial wealth relative to others in their society or reference group. In economics, net wealth refers to the value of assets owned minus the value of liabilities owed at a point in time.[citation needed] Wealth can be categorized into three principal categories personal property, including homes or automobiles; monetary savings, such as the accumulation of past income; and the capital wealth of income producing assets, including real estate, stocks, and bonds.[citation needed] All these delineations make wealth an especially important part of social stratification. Wealth provides a type of safety net of protection against an unforeseen decline in one’s living standard in the event of job loss or other emergency and can be transformed into home ownership, business ownership, or even a college education. [1][not in citation given] 'Wealth' refers to some accumulation of resources, whether abundant or not. 'Richness' refers to an abundance of such resources. A wealthy (or rich) individual, community, or nation thus has more resources than a poor one. Richness can also refer at least basic needs being met with abundance widely shared. The opposite of wealth is destitution. The opposite of richness is poverty. The term implies a social contract on establishing and maintaining ownership in relation to such items which can be invoked with little or no effort and expense on the part of the owner (see means of protection).
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Review of Wealthy Affiliate by Mikko Raespuro
Dec 11, 2008
My review of Wealthy Affiliate is going to show you exactly what Wealthy Affiliate is about and what you are going to discover in the members area of Wealthy Affiliate. You will have a good look of just how triumphant those who join with Wealt...
Revolutionary New Wealth Management System by Beverly Saltonstall
Nov 10, 2008
IncomeBees.com is a wealth management system like...
Alternative Wealth Generation Methods For Marketers & Online Entrepreneurs by Frasier Smith
Sep 22, 2008
Today. I’m going to steer well away from the normal topics I tend to write about. No internet or niche marketing, no rights or traffic generation techniques. We’re going to discuss something more primitive – “How To Have All The Wealth You Want”. ...
Monetize Your Blog - Drive Traffic - Content - Advertisements by Melvin Richardson
Mar 30, 2008
If you want to monetize your blog, drive traffic to your blog, and produce superior content there are hundreds of things you can do. Outlined in this article are a couple ways to do these things. First of all if you have ad sense inserted within t...
Discover How To Create Wealth Writing Articles by Jo Mark
Jan 29, 2008
Making money is different than creating wealth. You can make money rather quickly and spend it just as fast. But wealth is accumulated over a longer time frame and is used for retirement purposes or passed on to future generations. For that reason, w...
Article Tactics For Success And Wealth by Jo Mark
Jan 24, 2008
Many people question the concept of article writing as web promotion technique. In most cases, people say this if they tried it and got little or no results. The main reason that people feel this way is that they submit just a few articles. You’ve go...
How Weight Loss Affiliate Programs Can Make You Wealthy Online by Shawn Chaney
Jan 10, 2008
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Shawn Chaney http://squidoo.com//consumerreviewsites How Weight Loss Affiliate Programs Can Make You Wealthy Online How can you make truckloads of money from a weight loss affiliate program? You c...
Social Networking and Using Web 2.0 by Greta Kaveny
Nov 19, 2007
Most of you are probably aware that the internet is full of social networking sites such as MySpace, Friends Win, and YouTube providing you the power of using web 2.0 by allowing you to share your pictures and videos with others. Now of course some ...
4 Benefits of Writing Articles for Network Marketing Success by Timothy McGaffin
Nov 12, 2007
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Timothy McGaffin http://www.WealthyMarketerDirect.com 4 Benefits of Writing Articles for Network Marketing Success How do you make the money of your dreams in network marketing or multi-lev...
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