Wealth
WealthSpike: Don’t think wealth has much to do with hard work and innovation
Most wealth is inherited and despite what some say, rarely down to hard work, argues a prominent academic…
WealthSpike: Europe – where it’s all about inherited wealth, family businesses
A new study will only add to the perception that wealth in Europe is all about Old Money, whereas in…
WealthSpike: Wealth and family still go hand-in-hand
Why this might not be such a good thing...
WealthSpike: Where would you prefer to be very rich? Not London
When you're tied of London, you're tied of life - not so for the very wealthy
WealthSpike: 100 years of billionaires
Billionaire numbers have mushroomed in the last 20 years
The power of family – family dynasties dominate Forbes list
Some wealth goes back to the 17th century
Charles Koch on the perils of family wealth destruction
He gives one of the best explanations of the importance of the long-term for businesses
The three generations phenomenon – is it really true?
The increasing phenomenon of "multiple-family entrepreneurship" and rising life expectancy means that…
Family offices boom, private banks shrink
The number of family offices has increased hugely over the past decade as families prefer to take more…
Families dominate super-wealthy (if you exclude China)
A new Chinese list of all the world's billionaires suggests that many are self-made, but if you look…
Germany’s mega families dominate rich list
A new list of Germany’s 500 wealthiest individuals and families reveals to what extent the country's e…