{"id":1359,"date":"2024-04-23T06:22:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T06:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:26:26","slug":"why-do-super-rich-people-want-to-get-richer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/23\/why-do-super-rich-people-want-to-get-richer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do super-rich people want to get richer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;Why stop at the first million when you could make the second?&#8221; Ever pondered this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the uber-rich, wealth creation isn&#8217;t merely about the pursuit of luxury. Like a mountaineer seeking the next peak, the super-rich are driven by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Validation: Amassing wealth is a marker of success and affirms their business acumen.<\/li><li>Ascent: The exhilaration of climbing &#8216;financial Everest&#8217; never ends. There&#8217;s always a higher summit.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not every billionaire acts in way which shows that with wealth comes responsibility &#8211; to yourself, to society, and to generations that follow. After all, what is the point of wealth if not to create a positive impact?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wealth is a means, not an end. In the chase for wealth, let&#8217;s not forget the wise words of Indian guru Swami Vivekananda, &#8220;The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish man, is the most successful.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<!-- mw-cta-block -->\n\n<div class=\"mw-cta-block\" style=\"background:#EEF3FC;border-left:5px solid #1C52A0;padding:22px 26px 20px;margin:36px 0 24px;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;\">\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:#276FC4;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;\">Maxiom Wealth \u2014 Free Tool<\/p>\n  <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;color:#113E81;line-height:1.3;\">Are FD Returns Beating Inflation After Tax?<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;color:#444;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;\">A 7% FD rate drops to ~4.9% after 30% tax for high earners \u2014 barely above inflation. See how FD compares to goal-based investments over your horizon.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/resources\/calculators\/fd\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#1C52A0;color:#fff!important;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin:0 10px 8px 0;\">FD Returns Calculator \u2192<\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/meeting\" style=\"display:inline-block;border:2px solid #1C52A0;color:#1C52A0!important;padding:9px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Talk to a Financial Advisor<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Why stop at the first million when you could make the second?&#8221; Ever pondered this? For the uber-rich, wealth creation isn&#8217;t merely about the pursuit of luxury. Like a mountaineer seeking the next peak, the super-rich are driven by: Validation: Amassing wealth is a marker of success and affirms their business acumen. Ascent: The exhilaration&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/23\/why-do-super-rich-people-want-to-get-richer\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why do super-rich people want to get richer?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113,114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wealth-creation-2","category-wealth-creation-wealth-creation-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3546,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1359\/revisions\/3546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}