In the end, of course, much of the paper wealth turned worthless.
Manning's novel is based on the life of Ann Lohman, a New York midwife who practiced abortions in the 19th century under the sobriquet Madame Restell and whose profession and subsequent wealth turned her into a tabloid villain.
When Americans believe those at the top are not playing by the rules, their latent ambivalence about wealth turns to anger.
Offshore wealth turns out to be extremely concentrated.
His life, which might have been one of comfort, recognition, and wealth, turned into a journey of adversity, marred by the deaths of his wife and young children, bankruptcy, and social rejection in his later years.
Moreover, this lack of basic goods, as indicator of wealth, turned out to be a good predictor of both incident physical and mental dysfunction, even when traditional measures of socio-economic status, i.e. education and income, were taken into account.
Surprising nearly everyone, this enormous slagheap of debt rising up by the side of the glittering new pools of financial wealth turned out to be more than just an aesthetic problem.
Success and wealth did turn his head.
During World War I this came to be known as "the conscription of wealth," a turn of phrase arguably as impressive as "death tax," in contemporary debates.
If both these wealth effects turn negative, the blow to consumption could be severe, and the current recession could be deeper than most economists now forecast.
