Wealth Trails
Follow our trail of wealth topics and beyond...
Welcome to the Magus blog. As the topic of money and financial management becomes all the more compelling and controversial, we aim to cut through the hype, the media doom and gloom and start some conversations on the real issues that truly matter to people, regarding money.
We'll distil the very best of global thinking on these matters and present the result to you here on Wealthtrails. We'd love you to engage in these conversations with us and welcome comments on all our posts. Speak soon!
7 April 2010
The Millionaire Next Door
"The Chicago Sun-Times recently reported that Grace Groner, a long-time resident of Lake Forest, Illinois, passed away in January at age 100, leaving a $7 million bequest to her alma mater, Lake Forest College. Although Groner lived in one of the country's wealthiest communities, she hardly fit the profile of a trust-fund socialite."
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