Wealthiest Americans Have Worries, Too

Wealth doesn't alleviate the financial concerns that Americans suffer -- it simply redirects the worries.

At least, that's the conclusion of two surveys released recently by the Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.

The Opinion Research Corp., which conducted one of the surveys, found that 42% of those polled were concerned about the safety of their financial assets, including, stocks, bonds, and real estate other than their primary home.

The poll, which surveyed 501 men and women with investible assets of greater than $1 million, also found that the majority of respondents have cyber-concerns. More than half -- 53% -- say they are concerned about identity theft, while about 15% are worried that their reputation or that of a family member will be damaged on online message boards, chat rooms or social networking sites. ...