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":"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","iv":"05705bcbcc398779e9bf7f3f6e8cb7c7","s":"b64b264c0e842b72"}
Share your thoughts. Click here