The most recent newsletter published by Boston College’s Center on Wealth and Philanthropy reports on the Center’s groundbreaking study, The Joys and Dilemmas of Wealth, which is the first large scale survey to focus exclusively on households with at least $25 million in net worth. The goal is to learn more about the attitudes, practices and personal philosophies of ultra high net worth households regarding wealth and philanthropy.

“This study is significant,” said Paul Schervish, Director of the Center, “because its findings will provide a window into the cultural horizons of wealth and can directly help wealth holders use their resources as a tool for nobler purposes into the 21st century.” Underwritten by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Calibre, a division of Wachovia Wealth Management, the study is still ongoing. To learn more about the Center or to participate in the study click here.

—Camilla McLaughlin