In 2017, the business world paused at a shocking statistic: eight men held as much wealth as the poorest half of humanity. By 2026, the picture is even more stark—fewer than 60,000 people, roughly the crowd for a Champions League final, now own three times more wealth than 4 billion adults combined. This is no […]

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A Silent Revolution in Who Owns the Money Women are no longer a “niche” in wealth management; they are fast becoming the decisive owners of capital in the United States and globally. Today, women in the US already control more than 10.9 trillion dollars in household financial assets, a figure projected to nearly double as baby boomer […]

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The new global hierarchy: 60,000 people vs. half of humanity Recent data from CEOWORLD Magazine and its partner institutions depict an economic landscape where a small cluster of ultra-wealthy individuals now holds unprecedented pools of capital. Fewer than 60,000 people worldwide — roughly 0.001% of the global population, enough to fill a large football stadium — […]

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Inequality is now a visibility problem The concentration of wealth at the very top of the global distribution has moved from academic talking point to systemic risk driver. Recent estimates suggest that fewer than 60,000 individuals — roughly 0.001% of the world’s population — now control around three times more wealth than the poorest half […]

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The Age of Trillionaires: Built on Inheritance, Not Merit The world is moving from the era of the billionaire to the age of the trillionaire, and the wealth that defines this new class will be built far less on entrepreneurial merit and far more on inheritance, monopoly power, and political access. At the same time, […]

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Why the Wealth Sector Must Change Its Story Across many developed markets, the wealth management industry is operating in an environment that is increasingly suspicious of great wealth and those who serve it. From political debates about wealth taxes to cultural portrayals of the ultra‑rich as detached or exploitative, the sector’s traditional low‑profile approach is […]

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The Great Wealth Transfer Is Here — And Families Are Still Not Ready Over the next two decades, the world will experience the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in history, with estimates ranging from $83.5 trillion to $124 trillion set to change hands globally. More than half of that capital is expected to move from high‑net‑worth […]

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A quiet crisis inside the family office The modern family office looks more sophisticated than ever, yet many are sitting on a quiet crisis. Investment processes, reporting, and structures have professionalized, but disputes among family members are rising, not falling. The core issue is that governance has evolved faster on paper than in people. Over […]

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The new physics of AI: Power first, models second AI is no longer constrained primarily by algorithms or capital; it is constrained by electrons. Goldman Sachs estimates that global data center power demand could rise by as much as 165% by 2030, with AI driving a disproportionate share of that growth. McKinsey projects that even […]

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The artificial intelligence sector has witnessed its most dramatic commercial validation in history. Two companies—OpenAI and Anthropic—have collectively generated over $20 billion in annualized revenue, achieving growth rates that eclipse even the most aggressive projections from traditional enterprise software. For C-suite executives and institutional investors, this trajectory signals not merely technological advancement but a fundamental […]

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