The Pressures of Privilege

Blogcast: The power of reserves: why ultra-high net worth individuals need more than just financial security


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Most people are running on fumes. Their reserve tanks are empty.

And I’m talking about all kinds of tanks:

  • Human: Only 12.2 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy; nearly one third feel lonely; and over 75 percent report experiencing at least one stress symptom in the last month.

  • Intellectual: The US ranks 36th in literacy in the world. I hear kids don’t read books anymore and get their information from short-form video on social media.

  • Financial: One-third of the US population has more credit card debt than emergency savings and the numbers worsened since 2023, according to a new Bankrate poll.

    What is a reserve?

    According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a reserve is a supply of something kept until it is needed....

     

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    The Pressures of PrivilegeBy Diana Oehrli