Wednesday October 12. Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer?

The 10 richest Americans

Despite the stalled economy, America's richest continue to get richer. As a group, the wealthiest 400 are worth $1.5 trillion, roughly the GDP of Canada. By Luisa Kroll and Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com 

A good year at the top

The 400 richest Americans saw their collective wealth grow by 12% over the past year, meaning the nation's wealthiest slightly outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) over the period.