WalletHub examined the finances of the 2016 presidential candidates and found that the average candidate has $229.8 million in assets, excluding home equity, almost 13,564 times the average American's $16,942. Donald Trump ($2.1 billion) and Hillary Clinton ($52.7 million) have the highest total of assets. On average, presidential candidates hold $6.5 million of cash in the bank while the average American has less than $1,000. Hillary Clinton has raked in nearly $11.8 million in speaking fees, averaging more than $231,000 per speech. Interestingly, more than $2 million has come from speeches given in Canada.
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