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The photo spread of the latest Vanity Fair shows Darwin Deson aboard his 205 foot mega yacht in a Monte Carlo harbour together with a drink and some very good company. After a glance at the picture it is hard to believe that it’s the same Darwin Deason who never attended college and grew up as a farm boy in Arkansas. A billionaire now he sold out his business process outsourcing company Affiliated Computer Services to Xerox in 2005. His net value now is slated to be worth $1.1 billion. Although born in a landlocked city, Darwin always sought pleasure at a lake, river or a beach. When he left Arkansas for the city of bright lights, Tulsa he had only $50 in his pocket. Driven by this passion he bought his first 14 foot boat named the AristoCraft when he was only in his twenties. The zeal to own more such boats elevated to a whole new level when he bought the latest 205 feet mega yacht.  Well it surely is one of its kind for it’s not the kind of yacht that you would see every day. L...

In the current economic and political scenario the rich are finding it difficult to protect their enormous wealth. It is one thing to become rich and totally another to remain rich. The persisting economic uncertainties are pushing the politicians to lean towards left of the center policies. These welfare measures require large scale funding that can be arranged only by taxing the rich. The global rich want to escape this prospect and are on the move to find the right destination where they can secure their wealth.  Millionaires and billionaires around the world are migrating like never before. The French or Americans are taking this step to flee the prospect of higher taxes and the Russians and Chinese are trying to escape political uncertainty. In any case, the figures according to government statistics and relocation experts are startling. The wealthy, more often than not, have global businesses and they feel that they need not be bound to a particular country. D...