This article is from WeChat public account: Choi saw – Tencent News (ID: tmoneyplus) , author: MM, thematic map From: Visual China
The huge wealth of many of the oldest families in the United States was accumulated in the early nineteenth century, when the country was turbulent but very young and very vibrant.
The Rockefeller family is based on the wealth of standard oil created by John D. Rockefeller (John D. Rockefeller) . With shrewdness, foresight, and unique courage and means, the great industrialist established his own business empire and reached the peak of his career at the age of 51 when almost all of the crude oil in the United States was refined in his company.
During the “gold rush” period, by inventing durable and soil-resistant overalls—blue jeans, Levi Strauss ( Levi Strauss) become super rich.
However, over time, after several generations, someFamilies in rich and hostile nations are getting more and more money pockets, and the family wealth eventually disappears.
This loss of wealth can happen between just a generation, or it can happen for a century or more. Usually, such a loss of wealth is determined by the wrong (such as overspending and debt) , failed investments, and family property wars, etc. Caused by factors.
Perhaps we are not super-rich, even million or 100,000, but we can still learn from the rise and fall of the wealth of the five richest families in the United States and learn from them .
1. Vanderbilt family (The Vanderbilts)
A luxurious mansion, lavish parties, and luxury cars make this family the “Golden Age of the United States (usually referring to the United States The decades following the Civil War to the end of the 19th century were periods of rapid economic growth in the United States).