Billionaire Politics: When Personal Wealth Becomes Public Power
When a billionaire stops donating and becomes the candidate — or the official. Self-funding, cabinet seats, and the Musk-DOGE gray zone, with the real numbers.
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Billionaire Rankings: How Extreme Wealth Is Counted
There are roughly 3,028 billionaires according to Forbes — or 3,400, depending on the year. Inside how the rankings are built, what they catch, and what they miss.
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Legacy: Inheritance, Heirs, and Family Continuity
About 90% of family wealth is gone by the third generation. Inside the trusts, governance, and heir prep that separate the dynasties that last from those that don’t.
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Residency and Citizenship: Why the Wealthy Buy Options Across Borders
How the wealthy actually buy residency and citizenship in 2026 — Caribbean passports, golden visas, Italy’s flat tax, Swiss forfait, EB-5, and the new Trump Gold Card. Stacked, not single.
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Cybersecurity: Digital Protection for High-Net-Worth Lives
How wealthy households actually defend their digital lives in 2026 — deepfake CFO scams, SIM swaps, family-office breaches, and the band-by-band cost of doing it right.
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Inheritance: The Transfer of Wealth Between Generations
How wealth actually moves between generations in 2026 — the $15M exemption, the step-up in basis, lifetime gifts, dynasty trusts, and the talk-to-the-heirs problem.
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Divorce: What Happens When Wealth Splits
About 49% of billionaire marriages end in divorce. What that statistic hides — and why MacKenzie Scott took 25% of Jeff Bezos’s Amazon stake, not the 50% Washington law would have allowed.
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Marriage and Prenups: Romance, Power, and Protection
About 80% of $1M+ households sign a prenup, vs. ~15–20% of the general public. What that contract actually does — and the two things doing more work behind it.
