Spear's Wealth Management Survey

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Spear’s Chancellor of the Excessive John Arlidge reports that all is surprisingly dandy at the highest end of the luxury goods market

How much is a banker's life worth? Not very much, the baying crowds cry. And one banker would agree: he's selling all the accoutrements of a life in the City - country house, car, boat - in a spot-the-ball competition whose tickets are £20.

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Walpole Position

Classics become classics by dint of endurance, so it is too early to say that any of the 'Brands of Tomorrow', as picked by the FSA of luxury, Walpole, will become classics, but on the basis of their previous picks, you wouldn't bet against them.

Spear's quoted in Telegraph on City infidelity

"Like luxury cars, mistresses require a lot of time and money to be spent on them," says Josh Spero, senior editor of Spear's Wealth Management Survey, "so when it comes to wealthy men cutting back, the other woman is near the top of their list."

Exclusive London luxury hotels offer

Spear's WMS has teamed up with some of London's top luxury hotels to bring offers unique to readers. Find out full details here.

NEW: Hotels Index

With the credit crunch putting that Easter break in St Moritz on hold this year, Spear’s WMS offers the definitive guide to taking a chic holiday at home. We select London’s top 25 hotels, from the uber-trendy to the ultra-grand.

Make Luxe Not War

Sustaining the European luxury-goods market is not merely an economic necessity but also a moral obligation. Go forth and spend, for heaven’s sake — your country needs you, says Nick Foulkes

Top o' the Mornin'

As if everyday life wasn’t hard enough already, some people choose to make matters worse by skipping breakfast. Is that crazy or what, asks Penelope Bennett