Smart people aren’t wealthy, wealthy people aren’t smart in the US. The IQ-wealth correlation is only 0.16, and even lower above 100 IQ.
From 7403 respondents in 2004 age 33 to 41 (average 37) Fig.2 p.494 "Do you have to be smart to be rich? The impact of IQ on wealth, income and financial distress” Jay L. Zagorsky, Intelligence 35 (2007) 489–5 | NLSY79 2004 bls.gov/nls data
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