What are the lives of the planet’s wealthiest people really like?
Several years ago, sociologist Brooke Harrington decided to find out.
What’s It Like To Be Rich? Ask The People Who Manage Billionaires’ Money
She knew she’d have a hard time gaining access to the world of the über wealthy, so she did something unusual: She took courses to become a wealth manager.
In the course of this training, Harrington met other wealth managers, who agreed to be interviewed for her research.
She discovered that, in order to manage money for the super-rich, these professionals learn a lot about the private lives of their clients.
What they shared, Harrington says, shocked her.
“The lives of the richest people in the world are so different from those of the rest of us, it’s almost literally unimaginable. National borders are nothing to them. They might as well not exist. The laws are nothing to them. They might as well not exist.”
This podcast makes you think about the different types of wealth people have. Immense monetary wealth is not for me and was never a goal when I commenced the MP. To have no debt was my goal and I’m happy to say my trading has progressed to the point where that is beginning to become a reality.