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Spectrem Group survey shows marked uptick in outlook of wealthy

The Affluent Investor Index rose nine points in April, bringing it to the highest level since August 2008, Chicago-based Spectrem Group announced today.

The Affluent Investor Index rose nine points in April, bringing it to the highest level since August 2008, Chicago-based Spectrem Group announced today.
The monthly index, which measures the investment outlook of households with $500,000 or more in investible assets, hit -21, compared with -30 in March.
Meanwhile, the Spectrem Millionaire Investor Index rose 7 points in April to -19, compared with -26 in March.
The Spectrem Affluent Investor Index is based on 250 interviews with financial households with $500,000 or more in investible assets.
The Millionaire Index is based on a subset of the overall survey group.

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