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Understanding the "stealthy wealthy"

Understanding the "stealthy wealthy"New7 min

Picture someone wealthy; your image may be of some tech billionaire. Now picture the wealthiest person you know. Odds are it's not a Silicon Valley tech mogul or Wall Street banker; it's probably a small business owner. Turns out, wealth from successful small business owners dwarfs the Forbes 400. A new book, "The Everywhere Millionaire," explores its scale. This morning, we have a conversation with its authors. But first: soybean biofuels and diesel prices.

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Biofuels have a crush on soybeansSo much of America's wealth is really held by "Everywhere Millionaires"