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.
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