Monthly Archives: February 2015

After Russia, What’s The Next Hot Market For Luxury?

An article by The Moscow Times Friday reported “spending by Russian tourists abroad has plunged, diving 51 percent in January after falling 44 percent in December because of the ruble’s freefall.” The report cited figures released by tax-refund company Global Blue. On its website, the … Continue reading

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Some Advice For The Super Rich

I’ve never created, directed or produced a television commercial but here it goes. Like tens of millions of other heads of households around-the-world our protagonist opens the front door to the morning sunshine ready for a productive and long day at … Continue reading

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Note To Editors: There Is A Difference Between “The 1%” and “Super Rich”…It’s Money

My morning began as usual scanning news headlines and coming across the typical “for” and “against” stories about the very wealthy, their spending, the businesses they started or now own and how they accumulated their fortunes. This one from The Daily … Continue reading

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How To Tell You’re Not Super Rich: Home Improvement Edition

Recently we reviewed how by comparing your boat to the boats (excuse me, superyachts) of the very wealthy, you can determine without question that you are indeed not Super Rich. Today Wealth-X released a global survey of Ultra High Net … Continue reading

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The Top 10 Things Rich People Buy

What do the Super Rich spend their money on? When we interviewed over 600 Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) private jet and fraction jet share owners for “The Sky’s the Limit: Marketing to the New Jet Set” Home Improvements was … Continue reading

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19 Ways To Tell You’re Not Super Rich

Even if you have a nice Stingray at about $45,000 or a summer house by the lake, comparing one’s assets to those very, very rich folks who own superyachts might just be a bit humbling. And whatever type of boat you want … Continue reading

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