Why 2022 was a bad year for billionaires

The Briefing

Nov 09, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 264

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We all watched in amazement as the world’s super-rich went gangbusters during the pandemic. Some of the increases in wealth were next level. If 2020 and 2021 were dream years, 2022 has been a nightmare for billionaires.

James Thomson writes the Chanticleer column in the Australian Financial Review. James explains why the pandemic was so profitable for the uber-wealthy, and why 2022 has seen some experience up to 40 percent falls in their net worth.

In today’s Briefing, why 2022 was a bad year for billionaires.

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