There's definitely a proven path. But don't just take my word for it -- the IRS backs me up.

Epictetus once said, "Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." And he's right... but that doesn't keep people from wanting to be rich. Even though we all define and success differently -- as well we should -- most of us factor wealth, at least to some degree, into our success equations.

So how can you get rich?

Here's an unlikely but extremely telling source: the 400 Individual Tax Returns Reporting the Largest Adjusted Gross Incomes, a report periodically issued by the IRS. (The latest report is for 2014, which to you and me was a long time ago but to the government is pretty up to date.)

While the IRS Statistics of Income division sounds like a place where fun goes to die, it turns out there's some interesting data buried in all the charts and tables. Read more: click image or title.

 

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