Yep. Well, you can probably push it, and say like, I made 7% / €100k on that investment. That’s acceptable. But saying that you increased your net worth from €4

Yep. Well, you can probably push it, and say like, I made 7% / €100k on that investment. That’s acceptable. But saying that you increased your net worth from €4m to €5m is not. Another reason why they often don’t talk about their total net worth is because most are actually incapable of growing their wealth, even if they wanted to. A few percentage points of yield, sure. But taking calculated risks to double their money is hard for them. > They don't think in terms of class because they never interact with people who aren't at least at the social level of an educated professional. What I find interesting is that wealth is often not the main driver behind their relationships. You can be relatively poor, and be accepted by them (but maybe not by society as a whole), as long as you share their values. They will regard certain people as their peers who, while looking at it from a monetary perspective, should not be. But yes, their social networks can be extremely interesting. In Belgium especially, it is not uncommon to see people of nobility achieve great things (whether that is in business or in public service). They carry around genuine chauvinism / patriotism. At the same time it has shown that, for example judges in court, tend to be less strict in applying the laws on nobles. Not exactly sure why that is, but it makes for an interesting case study. Maybe because some judges carry a title themselves?