For decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants and wealth managers has been developing into the shadowy Wealth Defence Industry. These agents of inequality are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01%. In this book, inequality expert Chuck Collins, who himself inherited a fortune, interviews the leading players and gives a unique insider account of how this industry is doing everything it can to create and entrench hereditary dynasties of wealth and power. He exposes the inner workings of these agents of inequality , showing how they deploy anonymous shell companies, family offices, offshore accounts, opaque trusts, and sham transactions to ensure the world s richest pay next to no tax. He ends by outlining a robust set of policies that democratic nations can implement to shut down the Wealth Defence Industry for good. This shocking expos of the insidious machinery of inequality is essential reading for anyone wanting the inside story of our age of plutocratic plunder and stashed cash.

For decades, a secret army of tax attorneys, accountants and wealth managers has been developing into the shadowy Wealth Defence Industry. These 'agents of inequality' are paid millions to hide trillions for the richest 0.01%.In this book, inequality expert Chuck Collins, who himself inherited a fortune, interviews the leading players and gives a unique insider account of how this industry is doing everything it can to create and entrench hereditary dynasties of wealth and power. He exposes the inner workings of these "agents of inequality", showing how they deploy anonymous shell companies, family offices, offshore accounts, opaque trusts, and sham transactions to ensure the world's richest pay next to no tax. He ends by outlining a robust set of policies that democratic nations can implement to shut down the Wealth Defence Industry for good.This shocking exposé of the insidious machinery of inequality is essential reading for anyone wanting the inside story of our age of plutocratic plunder and stashed cash.

Table of contents:AcknowledgementsForeword: Nicholas ShaxsonPrelude 1983: Discovering the Money RiverPrelude 2004: The Blue Hippo SwindlePrelude 2020: The Theft of AngolaIntroductionChapter 1: The High Cost of Hidden WealthChapter 2: Who Are the Wealth Defenders?Chapter 3: Tools in the Wealth Hiding ToolboxChapter 4: All in the Family OfficeChapter 5: The Wealth Hiding in Your NeighborhoodChapter 6: Directly Engaging the Wealth Defense IndustryChapter 7: Solutions to Wealth HidingConclusion: A Time for Bold ActionEpilogue: Grads, Don't Work for the Billionaire Wealth Defense IndustryReading and Resource ListNotes