May 15-22, 2006 issue - Once upon a time, being rich meant being rooted. A wealthy family would build a grand home in the city, have a second one for weekends in the country, then stock them with expensive art, fabrics, jewels and, of course, a staff. They would belong to the best local clubs, frequent restaurants, and support the local symphony and museum. If they were trying to signal something, it was that they had been in this place for centuries. Fast-forward to 2006. The rich are on the move. They still live well, of course, but they do so in many places, across the globe. They go from their house in Hong Kong to the pied-à-terre in New York. They spend a month in Provence one year and then catch the London theater scene on the way back. (By some estimates, 15 percent of the properties in Western Europe are now second homes.)If the old rich were symbolized by stability, the new are marked by movement. Welcome to the jet set—a quaint, old-fashioned phrase but one that best......

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