Retail investors buy the dip pretty reliably whenever there’s a stock-market selloff, and April 3 was no exception.

The numbers needed to break into the top 25%, 10% and 0.1% of net worth in the U.S. are higher than ever, so if you’ve ever wondered what it takes to join these elite groups – or how you might get there – it’s time to take a look.

Global billionaires lost $208 billion in a single day after Trump's new tariffs shook markets, marking the largest wealth decline since the pandemic.

Craven (29), with a net worth of $2.8 billion, and Alexandr Wang (28) are the only two self-made youngest billionaires on the 2025 list.

Rich traders are paying for servers close to the stock exchange system in order to benefit from faster execution. The use of such co-location services, usually associated with sophisticated institutional investors, has become more common for high net worth individuals (HNIs) in recent years, according to market participants.

Forbes recently released its list of the richest people in the world, and a familiar billionaire topped the list for the first time since 2022.