Ultrawealthy Americans Are Scrambling To Get Ahead Of Bidenâs Planned Tax Hikes
Wealth advisers to the 1% say thereâs sheer panic: âSometimes people donât realize how much money theyâve accumulated until theyâre about to lose it.â
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For the 1%, 2020 was a year of gangbusters growth. Now, the ultrarich are scrambling to hang onto their fortunes.
In his 50-odd years as an appraiser of gems and fine jewelry, Warren Morss has laid eyes on some dazzling pieces.
There was the eye-popping, 17-carat diamond, and the pair of diamond earrings weighing 4 carats apiece, roughly the same as Hailey Bieberâs engagement ring. There was the emerald necklace boasting not one big pendant, but large-cut stones all the way around the collar and more emeralds dripping down the front. (âReally too much in my opinion,â he said decorously.)