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Missing gold bars, tax-free giving and a global party – December wealth links

Wednesday, December 01, 2010 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal | Tags: links, HNWIs, China, charity, banking, divorce, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, art, investments, gold, wine

Our monthly pick of the web as it relates to high earners and HNWIs.

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The history of money (and how much makes you happy)

Friday, October 02, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Personal | Tags: wealth, trading, money, fiat money, happiness, gold, currency, history, bank notes, commodities, happy, coinage, barter, rich

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We deal with it every day but have you ever wondered about money’s rich past? Exactly how did we go from trading cowrie shells to carrying purses of gold coins to swapping pieces of paper for our goods?

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