fortune can be ephemeral

He has a big mortgage on Robbie Robertson's former LA area residence. 

pretending to be a billionaire

 

"money shouts, wealth whispers"

The "Kipling Suite" at London's oldest hotel Brown's in posh Mayfair goes for £5,405 per night.

on power

"Wherever I sit is the hot-seat."
- William Randolph Hearst

inconceivably rich

In current dollars, Mansa Musa was worth $580 billion, and so was and remains the richest person ever produced.

Asprey

A look inside a luxury Bond Street emporium here.

The incessant sales push diminishes the brand.

a way to see Africa

For about $90k per person:

www.abercrombiekent.com

loot

28 things even the world's richest people can't afford 

La Mondaine

"Tissot was the master of a small subject - the rich - and he swathed the women in yards of fabric and painted them midflounce as they disembarked from boats, lounged in parks, or sat on window seats overlooking the sea."
- Steve Martin in An Object of Beauty, pp.14-15

"There has to be a prize for being successful and maybe Monaco is the prize."
- James Caan

US Presidents

A ranking of US Presidents by wealth and job performance here.

The Rich