世界日报编译组渥太华19日电/美国白手起家富翁的神话也同样在上演。受满地可银行哈里斯个人金融部（BMO Harris Private Banking）委托进行的调查表明，众多身家上千万的加拿大富翁不像外人认为的是含着金汤匙出世的，而是自己一手创造了财富。
由民调机构哈理斯．德西玛（Harris Decima）进行的调查显示，在拥有至少100万元可用于投资资产的富翁中，94%为白手起家者，仅6%的人说他们的大多数资产是继承来的。
满地可银行哈里斯个人金融部副总裁鄂巴奇说：“也许有人以为财富在加拿大一代一代传下去，但事实并非如此。”
他认为，如果这样的调查在拥有至少1000万元可用于投资资产的大富翁中进行，白手起家者的比例可能会更大。
这项随机调查了访问459户极其富裕家庭，估计加拿大拥有至少100万元可用于投资资产的家庭总数为55万户，他们占据着加拿大民间资产总值的约60%。该调查发现，加拿大富翁对他们目前的状况感到乐观，但对他们子女的未来则不那么乐观。
Canada’s millionaires are mostly self-made: survey
CTV.ca News Staff
Date: Tue. Apr. 19 2011 10:31 AM ET
A vast majority of wealthy Canadians generated their fortunes on their own, as opposed to inheriting their money from their parents.
That’s the conclusion of an online survey by BMO Harris Private Banking that was released Tuesday, after gathering data from 459 Canadians with at least $1 million in investable assets.
Ninety-four per cent of the wealthy Canadians surveyed were either self-made professionals or business owners.
The remaining six per cent got the majority of their money through inheritance.
Andrew Auerbach, the senior vice-president and head of BMO Harris Private Banking, said the findings are indicative of the “strong entrepreneurial environment” that exists in Canada.
“They reveal a culture of drive and determination among Canadians and recognize that we live in a country where self-made success is encouraged and rewarded,” Auerbach said in a statement.
Eighty per cent of this same group of Canadians indicated they are richer than their parents, though only 58 per cent believe their kids will be able to manage their future inheritance.
Seventy-seven per cent of those surveyed said their financial situation was no worse off as a result of the recession.
The wealthy survey participants are also a generous lot: Seventy-six per cent said they believe it is important to give back to their communities and 59 per cent said the recession had no impact on their charitable giving.
