Does It Pay to be Smart?

If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich? Although money and mental
muscles may seem a natural match, brains, alas, may be more hindrance
than help when it comes to getting rich, concludes a new study in the
journal Intelligence. 

“It is still not well understood why some people are rich and others
are poor,” writes study author Jay Zagorsky of Ohio State University.
“Luck, timing, parents, choice of spouse and many other factors play
important roles in shaping an individual’s circumstances,” he
acknowledges in his study, which looks for a link between intelligence
scores, wages and wealth.