Research
September 30, 2015
Image courtesy of Bloomingdale's
By Forrest Cardamenis
Affluent households in the United States will purchase $33 billion worth of goods this holiday season, a 4 percent increase from the year-ago, according to American Affluence Research Center’s 27th annual Millionaire Monitor.
{"ct":"il\/7NHeYZujy60pcqEMqLlHT9ddYEqXu8W569zzPyFadLD\/IMIvDTKd3XZR7\/2bBcb0WZoB+Hf71EnxxVbU7tWPOGq5x6ww0+gIEXDT1K9hIRV8j+agbT8Q4D8ghxPp5fRicpHjPOTq\/IHKbGRn64Lpqxy5S++CeLTlAWwklMmA\/7MrZROx1l6gzRzw7Mf\/9NGMHuT4VtagM3hfys4yGziO0\/qrHxCMhEDTL+BT4VzNESwcA+eoNpAVYZ+jSocXqMjDN\/7xsBf\/D7x+X9onmaL3uKdRLCR8mwGX2DDXGxMgd8HE1XlIqz74RdAJxklYLFNnkLlT9\/TlFxBVZK1j0qDWZcZGiorpuyCioFjKRZNfDCqhI7YU5Tp7D+VOf1uych\/DQGwv6jfdTMJIyyfJciute66PNQsXwLz6uvI+GjThbHUDvticPi88eKBtV9ycXJOLOgA4I28W2MVaUAyfhPxXtOPKA3ppT89ZfHOaiGdccN027u9u+e1ClrAi2Q06EaWWB+TK1nVZnexNJbr0OEAdHXiwHQR5tjd5SI7iJgaUTbUkcUt1aXTtZuGJ5RcnAZaEhvR4Z+own2YlGZt4\/Rv+TVchr1sm6gbVehF2Yh0kwHz9SOY8qEIHQkXglZxMw80i0D6s1IQh0qtvvrBgwERCaVeoxO5oEjheUpMjCybQB+ko0r1QzNPfGnYEltqpSyT4YqOQcYXZJto5jCQJAGAQiTx4rdHDEOz7HIu0ch\/GjSaK0\/hQCPxQ+q3QJpXr8VUiu\/6O9Xqhx6OqnPr\/09eWoKTvsDg3ppYPaqzpaz2aAxWFLbOajJ0psmIxwOIOvb+viTq9b+5i2G66Nyt2wsN6calaL5VN\/iq1fSk7AbNFu5kPE\/v6ORjH6j1Chh7NYuO+qa1jC3WbKWUXM4rRg1YCa0ZnaRSQtPIR2P8nzJ3ATAJr8OCKVOOhVpVA+Wm31+\/NqQg+598QE0bQN6gTnRMYAAt8GoHEPVA8M0KOG\/jO6HCMyRfOvYaBzj6SrZRItaX8yAHfdCKds6P+Pa6kevaaLTXoA6dzdjoS\/oYGSFBrv4vbugzH69bAMPTq\/mkJqeQxYO0kC4yQLa5\/JPfEfpJyfg42kxP1hV8eAnZaXGKAggsjUE3qzQ4k\/6Z47W8Tg48Wu4ARO+bmkR2PkXE6pLkH3JAnGsbMHk6Vy8ABm3dTWZlVLMeoVwu7k2GH416JqklDCGNw3d5KY6snNDajCU+di7N2ZnxQ0ZQzGD477NBMYKr5cjGx5EE8bctg5AaD0x5uIYWPEd\/eY9T5sOCcaw0EF1VDRM3SNvQXaKIKVkGX2YYMKZ5wM6cK3vbRprBl4XpmlabTUJix75foyd4dpcYF4EXO5xxmFqWKfwNfvjhiKZ5VM48wy\/wp464GBeLX77E3A0l6Vf+CbYmxt9KHZFJqdLdrYznP2xnnYjJxV4vHTKw18fvESZf5zwQcbNOKTFVIlX5019t0WQzoK3qDn8Z8KLYbM1\/P0yQ63p+qyttW5IJRiBOF0Ge5xzc5GcfC\/e5WYF5uGHnFsOpLjA4dpqKOJvQ50mMT7FB1w89DoqECTaTezzqd4GWSlk5vOafaDjPc9OtRlo5\/nszlfzDE4oDFEDybL9TBCuOeeHabwZm4IJCqs\/ZlaiBWcz76xzuDj1+zFnU9NyXELPNqf\/RHWmNnZA\/m2LT3bxfPoa9HZDMoUrKdKTILHkfRGtYbwGa0zPcS\/hfyL2ducfMlbXSqHtag0kg5Xg22RzeiQiERrViR9avOsftDq1r7M53UJ9DCQOTE+9YtQrFQdLmhdUt68trZkfRNA4wGmHObjloIyMs0O7UfiCg1AMILjpnvtZ\/AA9skGB6p6jV6ltlUbx2UW6kPRpKN6vUKACyU5h5XHbayCXvnI6pUXdE9HtAU4F\/MsMNP3xmI\/cNvuz2b+2LVEjQi4gGkI0d2ZgucxyE10OjTrewXb5DdH0NXW3AKd6ErhPp5vUgxHZA4Mpof\/QuEyRLRmC+OzUesaZpZGyKZjYQS9EOcTnJ2g8aGLGa\/4vfHkqIMdCfxR0f8KKGeDCWBdVEOsPuxq+sx1A9LdZDjHzfygDDvPfjqOqa+7nlxhPTv01NxMuzaaG8NqKgXyTVCWyPErhaBMiGFhDXkl9e4szObxD5i7vHVfjcjZozWJ02Ln+qbjyobHuxNVjhstiDR9EhLkC84LFjKW4\/62LUJxmkCwugbZv06YDDu9QkKeWyNp3fSEFBzaDjWVEIf9fGX8Iahb2OPdwJIX+CSCe5AjQfhhUJndiluCTk8x2\/5Ncs2PWctXn45norUWOC9HkeAAGBftNziw+bwn+1RpAOZ1MRfpA8Rj1eM3prjUTJ6MfwgD\/GmAUzh78ljFyNKuEAeYqAeHWiSeSMrqdvX7GzXxXGGvPx\/GjKku6zv+lIS5s8Oci09KK72ai8WI2L3mIOdcgslqek9OKwfigl2bnD0n2pvFVg\/moaXnWlkq6oeC9cYmtlXER0igSAZksUcp4DA7Wkybzg8KWRbz1Xkde1qTZ1x2ufhznjhvXcQL4qU3LtfGvtjVA8A\/BWXP0tLFmZ4Hyr02btIZPy6wOpZXigp7plgLziC2\/OFx9FxwlOtjFBgfi\/+TG198PH7ju0lQtg+u5SxphlG2q7e7OKe5ST6jsRLMA9b\/iRCM3nnTc3gWyLkkQW0Wh08Rj5KbseVpYa8KwmlgXeDOje3Xu4Vp1UM9nAimd71Es86L4jNWKDED\/jNShAQHB098gmhaWVWehnvCRjYAqjIDWxRCAz\/5kjoJ2fAJqDDTackxv12PGYLY6XEX\/2t1Ydjxdon2utWOaR8pand3KXXeA88TfUpohSFVsI2q2JnvVL2fWnViOoJMclmwy18c6JwdEzKw2S1JQnCeMJJljpMNurSBb7a+Dm\/bHrZo88N3vRhuGzR3CzPNIKVXrPyEtSXNW\/0KXcgSNJf1\/fIZQxCyHyeNNtCVwzTbYY7F5AT5TP9z7MiEd5krz+KuVKyn5Oqy5oQT9USBm9ohvdCBab+KGtQ467oonso6N74i1CHvNFjinYAvwgm3MBWispUGhWlrLzjiq5l2d0VdJC2j1KafEbtCPsZ+HoNngI3ZkT3MKREOXFSu1u32PVfwiiiITzIZdNxJKiMjDk8yB+KLJ4JFQBoiHFTtL9sqgJWjMSB4DnLLuX81muqzSDLjRFOHpmOtyjwNRhgxvB6hINILQTqx7yBwHERFwvphp5+njkkOktgpgCkCrBJNWmiGbSpF0q2udUGXHMhtTsZ+RH0dbOzZT62uFnxRvuTjs5SrM1C0BBbDtrcURA0hcFw7YiJBz2YJOafETYSKYOT3jHxhq3NuJcN\/zEaT+RdTJ7Vy7Dv0T+724EefQU0\/lyEV7uMRyadoeRawXCEX43rYPjTjmP35klEx3k08kwZWNLeaw3WQSKCMRmKx00jlO5lnG4s9QQ2B11lSPpaZFqr32Nf4fbSA91dxLDk24jnP9gu7ar+wP5yvzo9LUqA0eaJSha+YSwFhT1Uj7iS4xfMAKhtVSlRMSucYJXBgNGimi8l+KAVEKwiQ8ugoW8YHXOefTKa4aCc7wTIgggwNFJ3jB1vi4pGN3y\/lmSrlCiBojRtsnzYmml7Etx1b71qvUiYiS03Kwj0YkWvGNvsEidGiUpdZdgbJKJtzrtmQ8oG2XMuiCDvzuzNDX973F3VBO6MWsBeDjM74AR+U6JqUAxRxRKZ2FGhhAQSC7C15AbpKp70cOocS1UuerAWm\/Bvx6sd3\/VRU5HRqi496tCwjsRMQB9Y1R9iIHIwxZX9M852H8WDOoJ7u9A7qnTTaVCqXBWt7Cwd0W3xlb\/rr6pxJzUE6sWQxkMl4ZSP+Px+FthxQKBEYTmf\/dN6cNdWIzvrCIwvbyYO1\/0sb7F9bb22j3wuRRY7h76ej8FCMehzIQX4UfY0cHHhA9hAmdvHMaPS3cLqo8LTnXi3BLOyCGgol5KCfYYWrCOmKu6c8OJIdRLeHXQF5iZneODGYtyvLRLq6IEr5BrtJ6ysHNx9vVpOsm29j6BkNXLwevSUYGMyvOx0J+qNu+8ZFTGqNpUCNVcAhixIk542R+Z4edbDdfNbwuKQv4V954iNqvJ2WA22PJS8UZUuMkKayV9uUUDUbmbCGdGJcum7louQFgGAffedIzwNedDED1xPdpx6JJ9TzeSEb20JranoLCvYdO2cwxq33nDBAXFYbrmGFjqh\/Ih7bm\/WUufBKL0lUBtLgcqyQCoteOMhZo01TqbiL5d5JmbEmqHluZdL\/R+iOa9B7h1tGeVChRT2\/UNwNXBR7pDod8JobmBDpIVf4s9kZVUfeJFU43ZPAuUHdtq0Jd1zApDCTMOL0bdqVv\/+uRjSCoN9+2Mra1XsljnXgMOTEnPyw+7BE0l0oAb+3jl62FdC0BQkQlmgPHoyqHinqoUnrnLoMNLvbi+QaqDS558R5wznrF\/yVDLzC4AttGBWKAgfSsZ8F9TSzApnv2wT\/3uVi4hemxaC1xxQOZNNm1hEEfzmqmIgJh0H3Gr6jK2KX7nvbwDA+G00DvNtHOBC\/dfW5hxkU8CBw1wBDxYBXUbQSfpnf3XPL9yzgucsgsKi6sIdvFTvBnEAPosi4vGT3Zu0YAZ+JOgS5AT8bK8BrxKa9e\/EPeSgiHzfI5c3LUhUlD5dGxsLKGy7Ubhk0D1iSyi1WGJZhNBseiwygu7l5ePf0a2nslpcEFnKUFxiDOVbqPdgmbqpbcyEfl7ZSTOG5Jp6LMvbSlmZia7o4hN0a4M552hP58zRJgbzlo8IYSCI\/IhaAxpRISlNR5aZGlNwDPfNsSpIPjyCiAkkUduCRxUKkjClCvau2QcqLwncfuRLySIYCVbR2SCsUuz0JJowrYc3yChugGmKehsIBBO\/JP98aPNNynrc4u3on274MWH0aPh04+3Lp9p8sDITF1V+1tguYk7Bq0H137LkvfCeD3pdVCqf8el0s+4Zc9jMDUhz3x8Kfct4YXWLj8p5MojKlQi2dnmeqWYE0yllVS5M5NE337ACG3LeYNH2rTjbH7v2o3r6vo\/HsCGS7IAEH4mywv9hNMATrAAcPcIaLhM3ErRhGhQLGSCk1aA1uMxVIYs28SvcLBFFC6+It0j\/Bb2Lj3mfaNYMU0kM9I6fWGGUoUfEvGAqur8ZFyHzFDHPhJ+OONAWvYdpPbN31allSNENaLDIUca1bDAbUs+LwLRfNJiPwIT51A1AsZxU2ZL98tBG1OOmyFIkPmJQG7X04niA+Z616XPF7w80ANCDS8ZJ+dvkqEPGxO+MEYnZT04KlTLbVKuZfm8yltMSSbfAc8YxjaPQpOYY4NZjrYVJ3FnQpcx1mEDZ\/4kXcuD\/S4zuX3i8dQYURO8NUhLAZA77R9UZXNYO8StuEMqiDasnf2YFn5IZsHNXuELyQAakeL+IVDPfx3IQhzHKkza2Ac\/o\/45ygqZVoM+1eyVu08SkF3wAeDdbu1FhccoWNp5\/CURnTrepVWGgMYJTakyX0zxhae47hqVfxonBuuQHPtkIMht75mSnWywtv1al4hR6uub1RFQBv0jY7YsU\/97xieTgrJt9KnmKVlwHxx+isnKgHZmzFol\/BfjV8OeT8PMAOM4YimBEEwEzaJrhVcWj+j3YTVg6cMnmYiXFPAExflhGKnp2etLBdReR3fZolMULtHAVrucRQZQ8pZIVC43GAdjVymIJPJCnbYNDwiDrxVVGoy0e4\/prUBcOsTSaGWbn0EH96hLlGzKJHC\/EQriPzrlOS73aqSlk3hhAEH2NIRI4ZZ+FdcIvftvZKpagCVB2U+FQ5uOuox43k+c1JbpUp2ECMngkYBd\/tuSueJFW87Y31muwTL9KFoC0o4sZVZOhcxxaCnsjIDqFrDki3eCv3YdxK+eQr183QeAGLiQMVm5p2X2gEVK5KmncZxhBPaIRDDyJyCFd6T33OpVtJDeTWuqQ62zjPJKsTE3CeST0KVAO\/DjonL63Jvficj7iETxvxypE7hAbJ7Lajscw9xd467GQlocLHBoHNvrgIe6FoTV+iaSN1rv3XAHijBX7jcnExZPIG9rK1VvQ0ChcCM8SWbaFyPVcmIrV6wpqM+k+XP+ZCxxjNXb3wBezuwInRzFmUdXAXg6N5lzc3idlJqdMr4ay8kRM7H9WuSk4LysERCaOZLu4R2rHhbUXLZPG6lsPWAn3Lkoh5hpgauDP0\/JvuPg5IXEFefjn5e3TPjojY0J055WINzHlMLIHTka\/AI++Ra2OBNYjzaUlSbTm0ogl5QErxYXeWzoKE4zDhp6693BC+jDgs6f+v+RMjHb40JMKQN8WkYKdd6B\/VqsYdz7Yh8gx80rts5wMAccfuxm4B1075yBp+R12FZ8yDgYjTIh3uOzODvHZJ8vojwJ8nDcApGeMXGZDgxl5w3JhoVQ+v37PcmnrirU4Tlnjiv\/gbliAK91hmdSwWXs+dJXnm6kwiqs\/4Clmrn14qOPvcPJdiNOjW41KYG3oBaBiqaYXzcMGSC59JRxjYL92xpq6KK7HvvC57VHyKWtwaKC423s5OcuolB95GyCdTqeatrx\/V1G3ctrWe+v3doQYoHfM2vBdTSZ+GMDNwi8TSpwkBFJe5PF1j62SfvR04HqZanCwo0WGcaF9BxEgYSYPR0ponCdblwu+VpqEnCWlNLCLKDzeyzqxxZnYOzg5qW73DdeAVGPL6hEvW9wBztBkhzxZMGbCbHl0JzT6uOeK8YdRq9xa68TzPVpN\/StdBXOzIzuznPwc+GMeNEqslYCDKjNSvq72x5jW\/ZHRc0cBaFFuJHXeMFMPi1lGUwRwTzitIoC9MKDIX7pHemAC0kY2Onmz9k8XlOYm7Bcuw+kOYszieqntrwQe8JFxqhSmW2Sunhu9ruhE2\/DoMElDA9O3KOqNGek+gWg3UUitdKXTLeZlWYXKiFR5wHZ2sBkrbuaW2\/ij1RLCZCgTnjSnXthcqB\/CYtrNxXMhx8RYa4jx3JhayJxWNAbsJaANut2POHnJvIUTlkaLiEkWonQAP3fhY5yavA5j895HL6YontF1aWk84p6Xs41m1WSmcnZ6pdL9+lcEs2Z77gNpZ+r8qNpKZwuMmWMlxoO3+moy4LWCuJwQzr5LDvN9pbQPMFbVf25w2GvJDDQ5Gzv4kpUYklRUAejvICbZLzdtrTQWvZEsu8MR4Vv\/D4PgTytTNO1jQdN1eiyvuRWduaOcwjLSg73+9G\/N\/IOrXdRR7vwtCPs\/UYhlcP9AvSKDKBg8o3YYom3uYt5fjV63mK1yrwFEohuICLLg+R5kOAenShNYYdYUl24WnzF7eKMVqSmVD2tLKT5Cj1p2hoqCxeYtNrjKaAT2qAdASW6TkYtwrAOR4Gd9nUMdPjCnxkeFAzrVwWF8E8\/WFcd3DFBq3r94kkIIh1CYZ33Fr5KfU5rhLP8XvME5ZH5pry3QHfDDECGLX3eQFh1mht8DMPZY9ieRRDnBoQr6Cm1xaHGytOAmhxJzkEKdq0IKPCXJukitmYbxlFDr2aYGjEUiySJGbhFj9vGQhcyshZt5h7fb9GGM86+QEIuMaT7ePRY82iV1fmLNh1mw3VivUTvMn5fBBhT67UkgrmPYu10qZl7iCFno7XEb2ogpdWImk8yrg\/4sSV\/7oYX\/NJhr3UHQ1tdDm1hzNi1mwnQ4gSoXc\/OANOnvTsGfgRIvOjTQblJNPAWc+jafhvo896190byw7Htlk6BoUJ4sM4FGjvs3PXC503IvOyVxMj0lcTY9sJugI1Fu1am5EY8sSQdBMrulwSjdV9jvPNnpXZ5JJeZlCTQPc+Gv+fTmzrk1wWvS9uBJghAQdiBqwa1OBbHfgzipP+kHMZAZRmADJNenuWH0CI0\/kLpudpeUCwnKvP22tC6cSDz8gl\/FoiqzIQKX32v9kp+xea71D15Cg9yJxTTcsrBLG0GxbzQTxY1lIKX3Bjf9sw6IsSK+vTII1RXoC0tF3jJ9Ka2A\/GFSqv35nvIhCTzJfdvZegRH5M\/jV5dt\/0vqXQppbAiqwzalKErNpIC4WKe\/d6AqUqnvr6DJxHe+NeayKKg8ff2z4TNphh\/rLS5GRwD+cc+LUmbUw2Pd39GOj03cI+amGwsc4u80hZA+ahIOxa\/ehM1+dVa0PZbt+Kz5PbbxC3+urDjzHcREAMwIjPkBXC4fzEBs+z\/4fmF1RwjTT0PMlbbdF7cBKIPJ811js6Feafe5C5bZRPD2\/FbR64sRtVNkNZv4B\/a0CJgTN2g8wEE4uI1F1lSc3b9a\/wRlEHDpQDmB+lX9Z+7kjqkB8U6uYmjRClJ7TyftCzbqPbAinw+JdxRLWhrgxvW+XISYDSNeBCNAUf1MksYB9\/xaocEuhbUitmgKwgOrcDMIMlJAKsNV7\/x4iaByA03u2fq6j3DcS82ZTpHLNEwHsJCYPU2fDG9lDv\/a3JdF8Co3ZJB+HpDArxyFw2snmzp7WTtWYVXJRJKYejoXlnpD\/fuPDz9uFPyztOLEMte+TjMkk+7oFU7ha8A47QPUPeNh3sZ18MJyykLrrEguCDjl0rTYmhSQB9jTjclBSyc\/vFEjsPzmP71U3x2d+DS\/D8cGtOlP3RVju4lDcwRtb1JS+8fzwPQCfd4ikJ9MioHnXi8f6N06gbLns9OrZvycildPYML\/PDWkLs6Ag49Mn8VkIumQWb\/Lye2XjrjBJWeOysl137xBrwlXU525ps4x9TpORPMLiXHEI6b6seiqiuz44v1S0LRB+\/YwO9\/Fowd3qsqmva+tIckPMTBTV5Kpy6lnb0+pZPd4wm3y\/V4Ppt\/MOwBzQtmWcCtSTViYS6yWKd7t90BArIR5vdkrwCpj2hiDsh+4hUPNDnBC7LZnGVszetgZ3IT+eMQfjfmhM3yjfhKwIc5U2sD7mN4g1IqV4\/GBJojSlHvTnrXaZ+j7psALIdwIs6ZsXWi35fnf4\/1L2KL+cmt1hSa\/XQ2Uem0aRygUQGzgM2D+YuLPQ3\/uuM5E4Hq8nhcYukS6Q1PnFgi5Sk9jBhVg9lBSpsDSqRjSpYvgou92az6o=","iv":"2f0997de92ec8fe9e71f16240d6f1fcd","s":"044f251d8efc0528"}
Share your thoughts. Click here