Alternative Latin Investor Profiles the Ultra High Net Worth Individual (UHNWI) - Philanthropist

Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 18, 2009 --(PR.com)-- "There are an estimated 300,000 high net worth individuals in Latin America with a total financial asset wealth of USD6.2 billion as of 2007 - a staggering 20.4% leap from a total of USD4.2 billion in 2005. The surge in sudden wealth is mainly linked to higher global commodity and oil prices. (Capgemini-Merrill Lynch 2008 World Wealth Report) However, with philanthropic giving by wealthy Latin Americans well below their counterparts in other regions of the world."

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