Now the showpiece of the Washington Fine Arts Society is growing. An influx of volunteers who came forward after event co-chairwomen Marilyn Gee and Jerriann Rosenak made a plea for help "saved the festival," Gee said. Forty volunteers are contributing …

Their initial success spurred future auctions to include fine jewelry, international and local art, along with antiques and contemporary furniture by the likes of Gehry (yes, the cardboard chair!) and Eames. While simultaneously creating a deeper stake …

In Armenia Aram quickly earned a reputation as a trusted and well respected master jeweler, and trained many young apprentices. Aram along with a few of his fellow recent emigrants from the diaspora was instrumental in establishing the first fine …

Catherine works with many high-end advisors, helping them position their life insurance product selection for their affluent clients. As a member of Manulife's Professional Services Team (PST), she worked with Manulife Elite advisors, helping them …

Japan of 50 years ago was perceived as selling cheap junk, no matter how good a product and support system an individual company may have designed. Just as with Japan at early development stages, Chinese companies lack home-grown innovation and …

"Elysium" narrates the story of a ravaged Earth in the year 2159 A.D. where humans have to cope with overpopulation, poverty and disease, while the affluent live on a luxurious space station which is called Elysium. According to The Guardian, Matt …

"Data is an input, the same as if you're listening to a client tell you what they're interested in," says Lance Broumand, the founder and C.E.O. of UrbanDaddy, which tailors its content to the lifestyle of affluent cosmopolitan men. Each day, 12 …

If anything, many of these unhappy people are highly affluent and privileged; they have a comfortable place to live, a stable job, a regular disposable income, a healthy social network, and a family to return home to. It's as John Galbraith mentioned …

His holidays are routinely spent aboard some super–yacht, surrounded by a collection of his former lovers. Any current squeeze is only permitted a brief sojourn on board – until she becomes an ex, at which point she seems to get a permanent berth.