HNWI
n.— «Indeed, the ranks of the world’s HNWIs— financial parlance for “high-net-worth individuals,” with investable assets of $1 million or more—increased in 2002 by 2.1 percent to 7.3 million, according to the World Wealth Report.» —“The wealthy way to investing in volatile times” by Sam Ali Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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