CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION
Giving Up the Gulfstream

PART I
The Rise of High-Beta Wealth

1
WHO REPO’D MY YACHT?

2
1982: THE MAGIC YEAR FOR WEALTH

PART II
The Suddenly Non-Rich

3
HOMES LIKE WHITE ELEPHANTS

4
LUCKY’S LANDING

5
THE MAKE-BELIEVE BILLIONAIRE

PART III
Trickle-Down Risks

6
BIG MONEY RUINS EVERYTHING

7
GIVING JEEVES THE PINK SLIP

8
WHAT’S WRONG WITH CALIFORNIA?

PART IV
Solving for Beta

9
THE LOW-BETA RICH

EPILOGUE
The Future of High-Beta Wealth

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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