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Belt-tightening is now the norm among the top 1 per cent — and even some of the super-rich are now having to cut back
High earners often warn they will up and move when taxes are raised, but in the long term they are better off staying put
Apartments adjacent to hotels have access to in-room services and other luxury facilities
This may not be unique to the rich, but if you have unlimited funds you can dig in further
The rich have long sought out wealth-friendly regions, but many of these places lack the comforts of home
Investigation firms will carry out the due diligence on potential kin to ensure there are no skeletons lurking in the cupboard
Funding the state only really works as a collective endeavour, which requires serious peer pressure
These artists may be living large, but many of them are very financially savvy
Many CEOs on the Forbes top 50 rich list are household names — but plenty are not. Some of them prefer to just get on with the job
The very richest usually cope with substantial losses, but it can be a different story for those who made their millions quickly
Burnishing your credentials is much harder today, with deference all but gone and the glare of social media omnipresent
Pseudoscience is mixed up with enough real science to make anything believable
Examples of misdemeanours are everywhere
Few rich people are outspoken advocates of paying tax
Evidence suggests wealthy people are most likely to be caught out
There are now far more millennial adults, some with children, for whom the economy is not delivering
Old arguments against progressive taxation make little sense in a post-pandemic world
The 1% who try are pilloried as hypocrites, but that does not mean their efforts are in vain
On social media, the wealthy may be the only group you won’t be flamed for hating. But why is this? And is it acceptable?
The pandemic highlights how inequality ultimately harms the well-being of the wealthy as well as the disadvantaged
As usual, the wealthy find themselves ready to ride the rebound
Perhaps more of today’s 16-year-olds will aspire to become doctors rather than superyacht owners
The wealthy try everything from ‘invisible’ homes to exclusive social media
Research that suggests the link between pay and job satisfaction is weak at best
Study shows 90 per cent of family fortunes are depleted by the third generation
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