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I have never noticed a correlation between being wealthy and being intelligent. I think it's clear that intelligence is not necessary to obtain wealth, and being intelligent is not sufficient to obtain wealth.

What's needed (as the article dances around) is a strong desire to become wealthy. It has to be your overt goal. Most people (of any intelligence level) don't have that desire or goal.

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What correlation have you noticed?

I'm not sure that I understand what you're asking. I was saying that I don't see a correlation between wealth and intelligence. I also stated that I do see a correlation between being wealthy and making attaining wealth your primary goal.

Are you asking about something else?

Hey John, I was providing you with an opportunity to share some of your wisdom regarding correlations you have noticed. Presumably a number of intelligent readers are curious about wealth given they clicked on the title of this article. Correlations do not always establish causations but causations sometimes require expensive studies to establish.

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