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Estates of change

From the outside, stately homes suggest a life of luxury. But their asset-rich residents often face a quandry: sell the ancestral home or find a way to make it provide a regular income. The FT spoke to three families

Commuters take to the skies

In São Paulo, helicopters offer an escape from the unbearable congestion of the teeming streets below

Help with giving

For the individual who wants to give back to the community, a range of organisations is ready to help

Knocking on havens’ doors

Government crackdowns on offshore finance could put privacy – as well as wallets – at risk

Beyond business class

The Pilatus PC-12 aircraft offers the cash-rich but time-poor an alternative to airport queues

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Columnists

John Authers: Can’t buy me love

John Authers

Those who top the world’s rich lists are invariably considered undeserving

Matthew Vincent: Pass Go, collect $35bn

Matthew Vincent

There is much to learn from the success of Harvard and Yale’s endowments

Rich lifestyle

Tax haven guide: Switzerland

Switzerland

Swiss tax rates entice thousands of foreigners to take up residency each year

Lessons for life

A growing number of children from wealthy families are signing up for courses that teach how to use money wisely

Why I bank with

The right road with UBS

When Carole Nash decided to sell her insurance business, she turned to UBS for advice

    Wealthy families

    The Mittals

    Lakshmi Mittal runs ArcelorMIttal and is the world’s fourth richest man with a fortune of $45bn

      Investing

      Private equity: better times ahead

      The credit squeeze has hit private equity hard. But the depressed market could be an opportunity

      Asset allocation: RBC’s formula

      Royal Bank of Canada advises its clients to focus on trends over quarters

      Equities: building with BRICs

      The economic expansion of Brazil, Russia, India and China presents a massive opportunity

      Alternatives: value for Monet?

      Claude Monet San Giorgio Maggiore

      Works of art are fetching record-breaking sums at auctions worldwide, but do the real returns live up to the hype?

      Hedge funds: the return of risk

      The collapse of several hedge funds has scared investors but a select group is seeking out high-octane funds

      My liquidity moment

      Out of the blue

      The scale of Sunseeker’s success came as a surprise to its founder